City Hall, New York – Vintage Wall Art
(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 City Hall, New York in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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City Hall, New York
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Set in City Hall Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, this view shows the building that has housed New York's municipal government since it was completed in 1812. Its Federal-style design, by Joseph-François Mangin and John McComb Jr., reflects the restrained classicism of the early republic and still stands out among the towers that later crowded lower Manhattan. The Detroit Publishing Company made this glass negative around 1905 as part of its large catalog of American scenes, which was sold to travelers and publishers. The plate offers a record of how the civic landmark looked just as the city was growing rapidly around it.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. no. P 82. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | City & town halls.United States--New York (State)--New York. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 645 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-77430 |
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