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Central building, exterior views, Fifth Avenue : Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, from above street, looking s.w., building still under construction, line of carriages and cars in foreground

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New York Public Library Archives

  • Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street Elevations
  • Hochschule collection ballot card
  • Library School of The New York Public Library Commencement Exercises
  • Astor Library façade
  • Exterior
  • Pencil drawing of Lenox Library building
  • Letter from Walker Evans to Romana Javitz, May 17, 1949
  • Letter on behalf of Willa Cather by Ellen Burns, Secretary of December 11, 1922
  • The class mark, Vol. 1, no. 1
  • Letter from Willa Cather of November 24, 1922
  • Exterior
  • Letter from Major Edward Evans to Romana Javits, February 15, 1945
  • Seal
  • Jacob Schiff's letter to John S. Kennedy about his decision to give funds to the library
  • Letter from Diego Rivera to Picture Collection, November 15, 1933
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COLLECTION
New York Public Library Visual Materials

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Transparencies

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Lantern Slides

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Central Building

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Exteriors

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Central building, exterior views, Fifth Avenue : Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, from above street, looking s.w., building still under construction, line of carriages and cars in foreground

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Title
Central building, exterior views, Fifth Avenue : Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, from above street, looking s.w., building still under construction, line of carriages and cars in foreground
Names
Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Collection

New York Public Library Visual Materials

Transparencies

Lantern Slides

Central Building

Exteriors

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1875 - 1925 (Approximate)
Library locations
New York Public Library Archives
Shelf locator: MssArc RG10 5928
Topics
New York Public Library
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.)
New York Public Library. Humanities and Social Sciences Library
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (New York, N.Y.)
Exterior walls
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Wurts Brothers also made the slide.
Physical Description
Lantern slides
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11524053
MSS Unit ID: 5928
Archives EAD ID: 458415
RLIN/OCLC: NYPW89-A857
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b5f3d70-c5b5-012f-fffd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1875: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "Central building, exterior views, Fifth Avenue : Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, from above street, looking s.w., building still under construction, line of carriages and cars in foreground" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1875 - 1925. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ea13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "Central building, exterior views, Fifth Avenue : Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, from above street, looking s.w., building still under construction, line of carriages and cars in foreground" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ea13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. (1875 - 1925). Central building, exterior views, Fifth Avenue : Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, from above street, looking s.w., building still under construction, line of carriages and cars in foreground Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ea13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ea13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Central building, exterior views, Fifth Avenue : Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, from above street, looking s.w., building still under construction, line of carriages and cars in foreground, (1875 - 1925)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 16, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Central building, exterior views, Fifth Avenue : Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, from above street, looking s.w., building still under construction, line of carriages and cars in foreground