nyplLionBlack logo

Search only public domain. What is public domain?


View from the Woolworth Tower looking West, New York City

Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.


Data source:

This item does not have any external references yet

Purchase this print

Order Print

Image ID

836037


Item data

Title

View from the Woolworth Tower looking West, New York City

Collection

Historical postcards of New York City
New York City -- Air views -- 1900s

Names

L. Jonas & Company Inc. (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1930 - 1939
Place: New York, printed in Germany

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Air-19

Subjects

Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Piers & wharves -- New York (State) -- New York
One Wall Street (New York, N.Y. : 1931- )

Genres

Postcards
Aerial Views
Photographic Postcards

Notes

Content: View west from the Woolworth Bldg. Irving Trust Building in foreground.
Statement Of Responsibility: "L. Jonas & Company Inc. Woolworth Building New York City. Publishers of the 'Treasure Chest Series' & 'Blue Ribbon Series'. A genuine photograph. Printed in Germany."--printed on verso.

Physical Description

Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Gelatin silver prints

Identifiers

Barcode: 33333201350051
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bc78e940-c55b-012f-23e9-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1930

Cite this item

MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "View from the Woolworth Tower looking West, New York City" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1930 - 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc78e940-c55b-012f-23e9-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1930 - 1939). View from the Woolworth Tower looking West, New York City Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc78e940-c55b-012f-23e9-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "View from the Woolworth Tower looking West, New York City" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc78e940-c55b-012f-23e9-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc78e940-c55b-012f-23e9-58d385a7bc34 | title= (still image) View from the Woolworth Tower looking West, New York City (1930 - 1939) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=November 17, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>