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

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Aquariums

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1917 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Aqu
Topics
Aquariums
New York Aquarium
Castle Garden (New York, N.Y.)
Battery Park (New York, N.Y.)
Forts & fortifications
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Content: "The Aquarium, formerly known as Castle Garden Fort, is located at the foot of Battery Park, and is open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Here can be seen in large glass tanks the most valuable and complete collection of fish, seals, turtles and other deep sea inhabitants in existence."--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "The American Art Publishing Co. New York City. R-40148' ; "H. Finkelstein & Son"--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Halftone photomechanical prints
Tinted halftone.
Water damage on verso.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333201350077
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c4ecd720-c55b-012f-c0e9-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1917: 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 Aquarium, New York City." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1917. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8aeb-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 Aquarium, New York City." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8aeb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1917). The Aquarium, New York City. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8aeb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The Aquarium, New York City.