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Title

Empire State Building, New York City.

Subject

Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Skyscrapers--New York (State)--New York.
Midtown Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Description

This colorized photograph of the Empire State Building with the New York skyline below is surrounded with facts about the building. The back of the postcard has the following description, "Empire State Building, New York City. One of the tallest buildings in the world symbolizes man's progress in architectural skill. The building was erected in 1931 and is 1472 feet high."

Creator

Seymour B. Durst Old York Library.

Source

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Publisher

Nester's Map and Globe Company, New York, N.Y.

Date

ca. 1935

Contributor

Unknown

Rights

Copyright Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Format

Postcards

Spatial Coverage

350 Fifth Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets

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The Top of New York: Empire State Building Observatory Pierces the Clouds, 1250 Feet High (back)

Description

The back of the postcard has a message addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hilton of Tiffin, Ohio, "Am taking a mid-winter vacation here in New York and having a fine time." It is signed Leone Hines.

Creator

Seymour B. Durst Old York Library.

Source

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Rights

Copyright Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Format

Postcards

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Title

The Top of New York: Empire State Building Observatory Pierces the Clouds, 1250 Feet High.

Subject

Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Skyscrapers--New York (State)--New York.
Thirty-fourth Street (New York, N.Y.)
Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
Midtown Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Description

The top third of the Empire State Building is visible through the clouds.

Creator

Seymour B. Durst Old York Library.

Source

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Publisher

New York City: Unusual Photographs Reproduction Company, Publishers. "A genuine photograph. Printed in Germany."

Date

ca. 1932

Contributor

H. A. Schoenhals

Rights

Copyright Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Format

Postcards

Spatial Coverage

350 Fifth Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets

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