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

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Night scenes

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1917 (Approximate)
Place: New York City
Publisher: American Art Publishing Co.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Nig-Sc
Topics
Times Square (New York, N.Y.)
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
City & town life -- New York (State) -- New York
Night
Genres
Postcards
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Halftone photomechanical prints
Description
"Broadway, New York's Greatest thoroughfare from 36th Street North, the greatest retail and shopping district in the world. Known as 'The Great White Way,' and visited by half a million shoppers and playgoers every year."--printed on verso.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33433086715046
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 62758e90-6dd8-013b-556d-0242ac110003
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
  • 2023: 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 Great White Way, New York City" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1917. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/782a8fc0-6dd8-013b-8c31-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Great White Way, New York City" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/782a8fc0-6dd8-013b-8c31-0242ac110004

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1917). The Great White Way, New York City Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/782a8fc0-6dd8-013b-8c31-0242ac110004

Wikipedia Citation

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The Great White Way, New York City