New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, Fifth Ave, 40th to 42d Sts.
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Item data
Title
New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, Fifth Ave, 40th to 42d Sts.
Collection
Historical postcards of New York City
New York City -- New York Public Library
Names
American News Company (Publisher)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1909 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-New
Subjects
New York Public Library
New York Public Library. Humanities and Social Sciences Library
Genres
Postcards
Bird'S-Eye Views
Renderings
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: "No. AA/40 published by The American News Company New-York, Leipzig, Berlin." "Trade-mark A N C N.Y. Chromotone Printed in Germany."--printed on verso.
Content: "white marble structure being erected on old reservoir site; cost $ 5,000,000. Main building, 73 branches in various part of the city, 32 of which are now in operation, including 12 of the 50 Carnegie libraries that are to be built in Manhattan, The Bronx and Richmond. The building is 366 by 246 ft; main stack-room 274 ft. long, with seven tiers."--printed on border.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Halftone photomechanical prints
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333201353394
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4760ae50-c55b-012f-9b4b-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1909
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, Fifth Ave, 40th to 42d Sts." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1909. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4760ae50-c55b-012f-9b4b-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1909). New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, Fifth Ave, 40th to 42d Sts. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4760ae50-c55b-012f-9b4b-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, Fifth Ave, 40th to 42d Sts." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4760ae50-c55b-012f-9b4b-58d385a7bc34
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