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Fifth Ave., south from 42nd St. – Historic Print

Fifth Ave., south from 42nd St., c1917. — historic photograph
Fifth Ave., south from 42nd St., c1917.. Historic photograph from the Books & Writers 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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Fifth Ave., south from 42nd St. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Looking south down Fifth Avenue from 42nd Street, this view puts the New York Public Library's main building front and center, its marble facade rising on the avenue's east side. The library opened in 1911, a Beaux-Arts landmark designed by Carrère and Hastings, and the stone lions Patience and Fortitude guarding its steps were already familiar sights by the time this photograph was made around 1917. The American Studio, a commercial firm, produced the print, so it reflects how the city's grand new civic architecture was presented to the public in the decade after the library's opening.

Created / publishedc1917.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesCopyright by American Studio, N.Y.
SubjectsNew York Public Library--Buildings--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Libraries--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Streets--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,139 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-166011

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