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Observatory, Central Park, New York

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836311


Item data

Title

Observatory, Central Park, New York

Collection

Historical postcards of New York City
New York City -- Central Park

Names

Souvenir Post Card Co. (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1905 - 1914
Place: New York (printed in Germany)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Cen

Subjects

Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Parks -- New York (State) -- New York
Architectural follies
Towers

Genres

Postcards

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Souvenir Post Card Co., New York and Berlin."--printed on verso.

Physical Description

Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Halftone photomechanical prints
Abrasion on bottom edge of image.
Highlighted with glued-on glitter.

Identifiers

Barcode: 33333201350929
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 18c6a180-c55a-012f-edef-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1905

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Observatory, Central Park, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1905 - 1914. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18c6a180-c55a-012f-edef-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1905 - 1914). Observatory, Central Park, New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18c6a180-c55a-012f-edef-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Observatory, Central Park, New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18c6a180-c55a-012f-edef-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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