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[Exterior of the New Theater, New York City] – Historic Print

[Exterior of the New Theater, New York City], c1909. — historic photograph
[Exterior of the New Theater, New York City], c1909.. 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 [Exterior of the New Theater, New York City] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Exterior of the New Theater, New York City]

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The building in this photograph was the New theater, a house built on Central Park West near 62nd Street and opened in 1909 with the goal of presenting serious drama and opera for well-to-do audiences rather than the usual commercial fare. Its backers were a group of wealthy patrons, and the grand, classically inspired façade reflected the ambitions of the era's cultural boosters. The venture struggled financially and the theater was soon turned to other uses, later being known as the Century theater, a name that appears in the subject headings for this image. The photograph is a useful record of how Manhattan's theater district was spreading uptown in the early 1900s.

Created / publishedc1909.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesJ134016 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by the New Theatre.
SubjectsCentury Theatre (New York, N.Y. : Central Park West) Theaters--New York (State)--New York--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,129 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-169622

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