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[Albemarle Hotel and Hoffman House, New York, N.Y.] – Vintage Print

[Albemarle Hotel and Hoffman House, New York, N.Y.], [between 1905 and 1920] — historic photograph
[Albemarle Hotel and Hoffman House, New York, N.Y.], [between 1905 and 1920]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Albemarle Hotel and Hoffman House, New York, N.Y.] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Albemarle Hotel and Hoffman House, New York, N.Y.]

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Madison Square's Worth obelisk stands at the center of this view, with the Albemarle Hotel and the Hoffman House rising around the park. The obelisk honors General William Jenkins Worth, a veteran of the Mexican-American War, and was completed in 1857 as one of the district's earliest monuments. By the early 1900s the square had become a busy crossroads of hotels, restaurants, and theaters, and the Hoffman House was among the city's best-known gathering spots. The Detroit Publishing Company, which documented American cities and landscapes in this period, made the negative.

Created / published[between 1905 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Includes William Jenkins Worth obelisk, Madison Square. 5173 G" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036553. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsHotels. Plazas. Obelisks.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68025

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