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Title
The Ansonia
Collection

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Air views -- 1900s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1911 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Air-19
Topics
Apartment houses -- New York (State) -- New York
Ansonia (Apartment House : New York, N.Y.) -- 1900-1909
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- 1900-1909
Ansonia Hotel (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Postcards
Bird's-eye views
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Photo only copyrighted 1909 by 'The Ansonia'" ; "V.H. Co."--printed on verso.
Content: "Broadway and 73rd Street. Most superbly equipped house in the world. Looking northward. New York, N.Y."--printed on border. "The Ansonia...17 stories, 2500 rooms. Househeeping, non-housekeeping. Fireproof in every sense of the word. Kitchen exceptional. Single rooms, $2-. Room and bath, $3-. Parlor, bedroom and bath, $4- and upwards. Express subway station"--advertising copy printed on verso.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Collotypes
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333201350044
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bbfae8a0-c55b-012f-2ce6-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1911: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Ansonia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8ae5-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 Ansonia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8ae5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1911). The Ansonia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8ae5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The Ansonia