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Captain William J. Pedrick, president of the Fifth Avenue Association, speaking at the ceremonies on the steps of the public library yesterday when blinking traffic lights gave the signal from the Mayor to 200 Fifth avenue merchants to uncover the World's Fair displays in their windows

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Captain William J. Pedrick, president of the Fifth Avenue Association, speaking at the ceremonies on the steps of the public library yesterday when blinking traffic lights gave the signal from the Mayor to 200 Fifth avenue merchants to uncover the World's Fair displays in their windows
Collection

Scrapbooks of New York City views

Scrapbooks of New York City views, Volume 17

General views, Fifth ave.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938-12-29 (Inferred)
Library locations
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Clippings
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21363803
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 980682d0-f33a-0131-0a72-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1938: Created
  • 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. "Captain William J. Pedrick, president of the Fifth Avenue Association, speaking at the ceremonies on the steps of the public library yesterday when blinking traffic lights gave the signal from the Mayor to 200 Fifth avenue merchants to uncover the World's Fair displays in their windows" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/98aca310-f33a-0131-bd66-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "Captain William J. Pedrick, president of the Fifth Avenue Association, speaking at the ceremonies on the steps of the public library yesterday when blinking traffic lights gave the signal from the Mayor to 200 Fifth avenue merchants to uncover the World's Fair displays in their windows" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/98aca310-f33a-0131-bd66-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1938). Captain William J. Pedrick, president of the Fifth Avenue Association, speaking at the ceremonies on the steps of the public library yesterday when blinking traffic lights gave the signal from the Mayor to 200 Fifth avenue merchants to uncover the World's Fair displays in their windows Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/98aca310-f33a-0131-bd66-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Captain William J. Pedrick, president of the Fifth Avenue Association, speaking at the ceremonies on the steps of the public library yesterday when blinking traffic lights gave the signal from the Mayor to 200 Fifth avenue merchants to uncover the World's Fair displays in their windows