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Title
U. S. Sub Treasury, New York City
Names
H. Finkelstein & Son (Photographer)
American Art Publishing Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Federal Hall

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1918 - 1925
Place: New York, N. Y.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Fed
Topics
Federal Hall National Memorial (New York, N.Y.)
Business districts
Pedestrians -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1900-1909
Business people -- New York (State) -- New York
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) -- 1900-1909
U.S. Sub-Treasury (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Content: "The U.S. Sub Treasury occupies a site in Wall Street formerly occupied by City Hall and the Capitol of the Province, afterwards known as Federal Hall. In front of the building stands a statue of Geo. Washington, on the same spot where the living Washington stood on April 30th. 1789 when he took his oath as the first president of the U.S. The vaults contain immense deposits of coin, the sum stored here has reached $225,000,000 at one time"--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "The American Art Publishing Co. New York City." "H. Finkelstein & Son A-43630"--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: 33333201352289
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cfdb8500-c55a-012f-f389-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1918: Issued (Approximate)
  • 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. "U. S. Sub Treasury, New York City" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1918 - 1925. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c58-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. "U. S. Sub Treasury, New York City" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c58-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1918 - 1925). U. S. Sub Treasury, New York City Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c58-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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U. S. Sub Treasury, New York City