The new municipal building for the city of New York
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805967
Item data
Title
The new municipal building for the city of New York
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Municipal Buildings
Names
McKim, Mead & White (Architect)
Figaro, Charles (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1910
Date Issued: 1910
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-Mun
Subjects
New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Government facilities -- New York (State) -- New York
Subways -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1910-1919
Towers -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1910-1919
David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building (New York, N.Y.) -- 1910-1919
Genres
Notes
Source Note: From Scientific American. (New York : Munn Co., 1845-).
Content: Artist's signature and date of creation printed on image (bottom left). Printed on border: "This noble building, which will cost $10,000,000, will accommodate 8,000 people and have sufficient capacity to house under one roof all the city bureaus. The foundations, costing &,443,000, are the deepest in the World, extending to a maximum depth of 144 feet below the curb. The tower …" "See page 46." Written on border: "July 16, 1910." Wrinkles on image.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 31 x 22 cm. (12 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17096274
Barcode: 33333159168737
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ee6de4e0-c55e-012f-4326-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1910
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The new municipal building for the city of New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee6de4e0-c55e-012f-4326-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1910). The new municipal building for the city of New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee6de4e0-c55e-012f-4326-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The new municipal building for the city of New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ee6de4e0-c55e-012f-4326-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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