The New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts main building on Fifth Avenue dominates the view. Pedestrians, cars, and buses pass along the street in front, with midtown buildings rising behind. Completed in 1911, the library was a civic landmark and a central reference institution.
White border; linen texture; printed caption at top; publisher mark and number at lower right.
No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back card with white border; printed imprint of Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co., Inc. and 'MADE IN USA'. Faint pencil dealer notation '3/19 -6' in the writing panel (dealer stock/price notation, not correspondence).
Cite this card
New York Public Library, New York, NY, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/new-york-public-library-new-york-ny-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
