New York Public Library, New York – Vintage Print
(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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This historic photograph of New York Public Library, New York brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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New York Public Library, New York
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The building in this view is the New York Public Library's main branch on Fifth Avenue, which was still under construction around 1908. It rose on the site of the old Croton Reservoir, whose basins had been removed a few years earlier. The Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its large-scale travel and city views, made the image on a glass negative. The picture records the library's Beaux-Arts design while its marble walls were still going up, before the building opened to the public in 1911.
| Created / published | c. 1908 |
|---|---|
| Medium | negative, glass, 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 2,120 × 1,271 px · prints to 7 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-77429 |
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