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Interior of the Astor Theatre, New York City – Historic Reproduction

Interior of the Astor Theatre, New York City, c1906. — historic photograph
Interior of the Astor Theatre, New York City, c1906.. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Interior of the Astor Theatre, New York City, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Interior of the Astor Theatre, New York City

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The Astor theater stood on Broadway in the Times Square area, a stretch that filled with playhouses in the first decade of the 1900s as the district became the center of New York's commercial theater. This interior view, dated about 1906, shows the auditorium at about the time the house opened. The Astor name points to the Astor family, whose real estate holdings shaped much of midtown Manhattan. Photographs of theater interiors from these years are valuable because they record decorative plasterwork, seating, and lighting that were often lost when houses were remodeled or torn down.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
SubjectsTheaters--New York (State)--New York--1900-1910. Interiors--New York (State)--New York--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,139 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165650

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