Snapshots of the Past

The Plaza, American Nat'l [National] Bank and custom house, Pensacola, Fla. – Vintage Wall Art

The Plaza, American Nat'l [National] Bank and custom house, Pensacola, Fla., c[between 1905 and 1915] — historic photograph
The Plaza, American Nat'l [National] Bank and custom house, Pensacola, Fla., c[between 1905 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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.)

Description

A window into the past: The Plaza, American Nat'l [National] Bank and custom house, Pensacola, Fla., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

The Plaza, American Nat'l [National] Bank and custom house, Pensacola, Fla.

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

Here the Plaza Ferdinand VII is seen from the side with the William Dudley Chipley obelisk at its center, the custom house and post office to the right, and a tall bank building at the far right edge. The plaza takes its name from the Spanish king whose colonial government shaped the town's early street plan, so the open square has long served as Pensacola's civic heart. Chipley was a railroad promoter whose lines helped connect the city to the wider region. The glass negative comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers documented American cities and landscapes in the early 1900s for postcards and printed views.

Created / publishedc[between 1905 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesPlaza Ferdinand VII, custom house and post office to right of William Dudley Chipley obelisk; bank is tall buildingat far right. G 7002" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071817. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsPlazas. Banks. Customhouses. Post offices.United States--Florida--Pensacola.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-73041

More from the Detroit Publishing Company collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

Commandancia and Tarragona Street wharves, Pensacola, Fla.Commandancia and Tarragona Street wharves, Pensacola, Fla.Cathedral Place [i.e. Plaza de la Constitucion], St. Augustine, Fla.Cathedral Place [i.e. Plaza de la Constitucion], St. Augustine, Fla.[Benjamin Hawkes House, 4 Custom House Court, Salem, Mass.][Benjamin Hawkes House, 4 Custom House Court, Salem, Mass.][Pensacola Harbor, Fla.][Pensacola Harbor, Fla.][Pensacola Harbor, Fla.][Pensacola Harbor, Fla.]Lake Worth through cocanut [i.e. coconut] trees, Palm Beach, Fla.Lake Worth through cocanut [i.e. coconut] trees, Palm Beach, Fla.