Hotel Imperial, New York City – Antique Print
![Hotel Imperial, New York City, [1895?] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/97/97e094cd8f60-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Hotel Imperial, New York City. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hotel Imperial, New York City
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The Hotel Imperial was a Manhattan hotel, and this photomechanical print reproduces a view of it as it appeared in the first issue of *Architectural Record* in May 1895, on page 47. The magazine was a trade journal aimed at architects and builders, so the picture was chosen to show the building's design and scale rather than to serve as a casual portrait. Its appearance in that early issue reflects the period's growing interest in large commercial buildings, including hotels, that were transforming the city's streetscapes in the 1890s.
| Created / published | [1895?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1890-1900.Photomechanical prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Architectural record, no. 1 (May 1895), p. 47. |
| Subjects | Hotels & taverns--New York (State)--New York--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 983 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-168231 |
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