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- "Wall Street, New York City," circa 1935 - This postcard shows Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City's financial district and home to the world's largest stock exchange. Towering skyscrapers dwarf Trinity Church (center), once the highest point in New York.
- circa 1935
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"Wall Street, New York City," circa 1935
This postcard shows Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City's financial district and home to the world's largest stock exchange. Towering skyscrapers dwarf Trinity Church (center), once the highest point in New York.
- H. J. Heinz Co. Electric Advertising Sign, New York City, circa 1902 - Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to raise customer awareness for his line of packaged foods. He was a prolific promoter whose schemes were innovative and often flamboyant. Built in 1900, this was the first electric display of its kind. The massive sign stood six stories, used 1,200 incandescent lights, and was topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle.
- 1901
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H. J. Heinz Co. Electric Advertising Sign, New York City, circa 1902
Henry J. Heinz rarely missed an opportunity to raise customer awareness for his line of packaged foods. He was a prolific promoter whose schemes were innovative and often flamboyant. Built in 1900, this was the first electric display of its kind. The massive sign stood six stories, used 1,200 incandescent lights, and was topped with a 43-foot-long flashing Heinz pickle.
- 5th Avenue, New York City, 1908 - This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows a busy day in downtown New York City. As one of the world's major image publishers from 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America.
- 1908
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5th Avenue, New York City, 1908
This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows a busy day in downtown New York City. As one of the world's major image publishers from 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America.
- "Jefferson Market, Sixth Avenue, New York City," 1857 - In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. These streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to their workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. In this 1857 print, riders get on and off a streetcar at New York's Jefferson Market, while another streetcar approaches from down the street.
- 1857
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"Jefferson Market, Sixth Avenue, New York City," 1857
In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. These streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to their workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. In this 1857 print, riders get on and off a streetcar at New York's Jefferson Market, while another streetcar approaches from down the street.
- Men on Sextet High-Wheel Tandem Bicycle, 1886 - Six men pedal a sextet tandem down the streets of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1886. These cycling enthusiasts included local bicycle club members, racers, magazine editors, and bicycle merchants. Large high-wheel bicycles tended to be the preferred mode of transportation among this group and this jaunt probably was taken to promote the benefits of cycling to the general public.
- 1886
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Men on Sextet High-Wheel Tandem Bicycle, 1886
Six men pedal a sextet tandem down the streets of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1886. These cycling enthusiasts included local bicycle club members, racers, magazine editors, and bicycle merchants. Large high-wheel bicycles tended to be the preferred mode of transportation among this group and this jaunt probably was taken to promote the benefits of cycling to the general public.
- Flat Iron Building, New York City, 1903 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1903
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Flat Iron Building, New York City, 1903
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Woodward Avenue, North from Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1905
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Woodward Avenue, North from Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Subway Entrance and Exit Kiosks, 23rd and 4th Avenues, New York City, circa 1905 - As one of the world's major image publishers from 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs. Here, people enter and exit a New York City subway station operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The city's Board of Transportation acquired the company in 1940.
- circa 1905
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Subway Entrance and Exit Kiosks, 23rd and 4th Avenues, New York City, circa 1905
As one of the world's major image publishers from 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs. Here, people enter and exit a New York City subway station operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The city's Board of Transportation acquired the company in 1940.
- Drawing of Woodward Avenue at Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan, 1849-1856 -
- 1849-1856
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Drawing of Woodward Avenue at Campus Martius, Detroit, Michigan, 1849-1856
- Horse-Drawn Omnibus on Fifth Avenue, New York City, circa 1900 - Fifth Avenue residents opposed streetcar lines, claiming the vehicles were too quick and quiet to safely share the street with pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic. As an alternative, the Fifth Avenue Coach Company ran omnibuses like the one in this Detroit Publishing Company photograph. The fleet was replaced by gasoline-driven motor coaches in 1907.
- circa 1900
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Horse-Drawn Omnibus on Fifth Avenue, New York City, circa 1900
Fifth Avenue residents opposed streetcar lines, claiming the vehicles were too quick and quiet to safely share the street with pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic. As an alternative, the Fifth Avenue Coach Company ran omnibuses like the one in this Detroit Publishing Company photograph. The fleet was replaced by gasoline-driven motor coaches in 1907.