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The Hippodrome, New York City

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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COLLECTION
Historical postcards of New York City

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SUB-COLLECTION
New York City -- Theatres

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Title
The Hippodrome, New York City
Names
H. Finkelstein & Son (Printer)
American Art Publishing Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Theatres

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1915 (Approximate)
Place: New York, N. Y.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: POC PC NEW YC-The
Topics
Theaters -- New York (N.Y.)
Elevated railroads -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1910-1919
Keith-Albee's New York Hippodrome -- 1910-1919
Marquees
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Content: "The New York Hippodrome, New York City. The New York Hippodrome occupies an entire block on Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets. It is the largest playhouse in the world. Has a seating capacity of 5200. The depth of the stage is 110 feet, the width 200 feet. Noted for its distinguished visitors, such as the President of the United States and Governors of every state in the Union. Royal visitors, Foreign Diplomats, and European official representatives have been pleased spectators at the Hippodrome."--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "No. 30 Finkelstein Art Series" "H. Finkelstein & Son, publishers, New York City. R-43746" "The American Art Publishing Co. New York City"--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Halftone photomechanical prints
Postmark ink stains on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333201354541
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5811a620-c560-012f-7ad5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1915: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Hippodrome, New York City" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1915. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8cea-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Hippodrome, New York City" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8cea-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1915). The Hippodrome, New York City Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8cea-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The Hippodrome, New York City