James Gordon Bennett Memorial (Minerva and the Bell Ringers), Herald Square, New York City, circa 1940s

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials Squares & Plazas Street Scenes
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of James Gordon Bennett Memorial (Minerva and the Bell Ringers), Herald Square, New York City, circa 1940s, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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The card pictures the James Gordon Bennett Memorial in Herald Square, New York City, with its clock tower rising above the bronze figure of Minerva and two bell ringers; the printed caption identifies it as "Minerva and The Bell Ringers" at the intersection of Broadway and Sixth Avenue at 34th Street. The monument commemorates James Gordon Bennett, publisher of the New York Herald, and its clock and sculptural group became a familiar landmark in Manhattan's department-store district. Herald Square was named for the newspaper and was long a busy shopping and transit hub.

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PublisherColourpicture Publishers, Inc.

Minerva and The Bell Ringers James Gordon Bennett Memorial At Herald Square New York City ❖ ❖ ❖ Located at the intersection of Broadway and Sixth Avenue, at 34th Street, in the Heart of New York, this Magnificent Mem- orial Tolls Out the Hours for Millions of Shoppers from all over the World who come here daily. K 2038 118 --- NEW YORK CITY New York City has a population of over 7,500,- 000 people and is known everywhere as the "Sky-scraper City." Radio City, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Woolworth Building, are some of the tallest and largest buildings in the world and form an integral part of New York's famed skyline. A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U. S. A. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE

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Publisher	Colourpicture Publishers, Inc.
Series	K 2038
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Herald Square, New York, NY
Place mentioned	New York, NY
Publisher	Colourpicture Publication, Boston, MA, 15
Notes	Linen texture; yellow border; printed caption panel at right; card numbers K 2038 and 118. No postmark. Linen divided-back card with white border; pencil notation "PJC 1-" at top.

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James Gordon Bennett Memorial (Minerva and the Bell Ringers), Herald Square, New York City, circa 1940s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/james-gordon-bennett-memorial-minerva-and-the-bell-ringers-h. Accessed October 25, 2026.