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[Times Square, New York, N.Y.] – Antique Wall Art

[Times Square, New York, N.Y.], [between 1910 and 1930] — historic photograph
[Times Square, New York, N.Y.], [between 1910 and 1930]. 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 [Times Square, New York, N.Y.] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Times Square, New York, N.Y.]

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Times Square, then called Longacre Square, took on its present name in 1904, when the *New York Times* moved into the Times Building at its center, visible here. The Hotel Astor, which opened on Broadway in 1904, stands at the right edge, and together the two buildings helped turn the district into a center for theaters, hotels, and nightlife. This view is a copy of three joined prints, so the seams between sections are worth noticing. The street-level detail also shows how the crossroads looked in the years between 1910 and 1930.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1930]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.Reproductions.Panoramic photographs.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. Times Building in center, Hotel Astor at right. Photograph of three photographic prints forming a panorama; G 6332-R" on right photographic print. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsOffice buildings. Streets. Skyscrapers.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 718 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-77111

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