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[Shanley Building, New York] – Vintage Photo Print

[Shanley Building, New York], [between 1890 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Shanley Building, New York], [between 1890 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Shanley Building, New York] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Shanley Building, New York]

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The lettering "Shanley" and the street numbers 1493 and 1505 on the building set this view apart as a record of one particular commercial building in New York. The Detroit Publishing Company made this 8 x 10 inch glass negative between 1890 and 1910, and the firm built a large body of city and commercial views that later became known for its color prints. A "Design #116" notation on the negative hints at how the company organized its work, and the plate came to the Library of Congress as a 1949 gift from the State Historical Society of Colorado. Its subject makes it a useful document of how business buildings presented themselves to the street in that era.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. 1493 1505" and "Shanley" on building. "Design #116" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 30895. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsCommercial facilities.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65747

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