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"Petroleum is King." Origin of parading on Fifth Avenue. This slogan was adopted in competition with "Cotton is King" at the time of the oil discoveries in Pennsylvania. A rare photograph about 1860. The location is about Seventeenth Street and Fifth Avenue

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy

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Scrapbooks of New York City views

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Scrapbooks of New York City views, Volume 16

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General views, Fifth Avenue

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"Petroleum is King." Origin of parading on Fifth Avenue. This slogan was adopted in competition with "Cotton is King" at the time of the oil discoveries in Pennsylvania. A rare photograph about 1860. The location is about Seventeenth Street and Fifth Avenue

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"Petroleum is King." Origin of parading on Fifth Avenue. This slogan was adopted in competition with "Cotton is King" at the time of the oil discoveries in Pennsylvania. A rare photograph about 1860. The location is about Seventeenth Street and Fifth Avenue
Collection

Scrapbooks of New York City views

Scrapbooks of New York City views, Volume 16

General views, Fifth Avenue

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1900 - 1945 (Approximate)
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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
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New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
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Type of Resource
Still image
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NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21363803
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6598bbb0-3777-0132-fb72-58d385a7bbd0
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  • 1900: Created (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. ""Petroleum is King." Origin of parading on Fifth Avenue. This slogan was adopted in competition with "Cotton is King" at the time of the oil discoveries in Pennsylvania. A rare photograph about 1860. The location is about Seventeenth Street and Fifth Avenue " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900 - 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/667747f0-3777-0132-55da-58d385a7bbd0

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. ""Petroleum is King." Origin of parading on Fifth Avenue. This slogan was adopted in competition with "Cotton is King" at the time of the oil discoveries in Pennsylvania. A rare photograph about 1860. The location is about Seventeenth Street and Fifth Avenue " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/667747f0-3777-0132-55da-58d385a7bbd0

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Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1900 - 1945). "Petroleum is King." Origin of parading on Fifth Avenue. This slogan was adopted in competition with "Cotton is King" at the time of the oil discoveries in Pennsylvania. A rare photograph about 1860. The location is about Seventeenth Street and Fifth Avenue Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/667747f0-3777-0132-55da-58d385a7bbd0

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"Petroleum is King." Origin of parading on Fifth Avenue. This slogan was adopted in competition with "Cotton is King" at the time of the oil discoveries in Pennsylvania. A rare photograph about 1860. The location is about Seventeenth Street and Fifth Avenue