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Title
Whitehall Building, Aquarium and Battery Park, New York City
Names
Curt Teich & Co. (Printer)
Photo and Art Postal Card Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Battery

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1917 (Approximate)
Place: New York City
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Bat
Topics
Battery Park (New York, N.Y.)
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Ocean liners -- New York (State) -- New York
Marine terminals -- New York (State) -- New York
Whitehall Building (New York, N.Y.) -- 1900-1909
New York Aquarium
Castle Garden (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Postcards
Bird's-eye views
Notes
Content: "Battery Park faces New York Harbor, being the Southern end of Manhattan Island. The Aquarium formerly known as Castle Garden Fort, contains a complete collection of fish, sea turtles and other deep sea animals. The Whitehall Building is the nearest skyscraper to the Harbor, the new addition rising to a height of 32 stories, 416 feet. The building was finished in 1921 at a cost of $4,600,000."--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "92 Published by Photo & Art Postal Card Co., New York City. Made in U.S.A." "A-50868 C. T. Photochrom"--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Halftone photomechanical prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333201350242
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a6fc79c0-c559-012f-e72b-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. "Whitehall Building, Aquarium and Battery Park, New York City" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1917. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8b0d-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. "Whitehall Building, Aquarium and Battery Park, New York City" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 3, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8b0d-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). Whitehall Building, Aquarium and Battery Park, New York City Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8b0d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Whitehall Building, Aquarium and Battery Park, New York City