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General view looking towards rear, 34th St. [Thirty-fourth Street] National Bank, New York City – Historic Photograph Print

General view looking towards rear, 34th St. [Thirty-fourth Street] National Bank, New York City, [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
General view looking towards rear, 34th St. [Thirty-fourth Street] National Bank, New York City, [between 1900 and 1910]. 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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General view looking towards rear, 34th St. [Thirty-fourth Street] National Bank, New York City

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Looking toward the rear of the Thirty-fourth Street National Bank, this interior view captures the working space of a New York City bank in the first decade of the twentieth century. The image survives as an 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate negative, a format prized for the sharp detail it gave large architectural interiors. The Detroit Publishing Company, which sent photographers across the country to document cities, streets and commercial buildings, made the plate. Banks of this period often used marble, brass and tall ceilings to suggest permanence and public trust, so the room's design is as much a subject here as its activity.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 043287. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsInteriors. Banks.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70216

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