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Public Library, New York City

Subjects
LibrariesStreet ScenesTown & City Views
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Public Library, New York City, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of Public Library, New York City, c. 1930 linen postcard
Back

About this subject

Color illustration of the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts building on Fifth Avenue, with pedestrians, cars, and buses on the street and surrounding midtown buildings behind.

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PublisherManhattan Post Card Publishing Co., Inc.
123:—PUBLIC LIBRARY NEW YORK CITY. © I.U. 40797 --- POST CARD MADE IN USA PLACE STAMP HERE THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS Manhattan Post Card Publishing Co., Inc.
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Postcard record

Series123
ConditionVery good
Place depictedNew York Public Library, New York, NY
NotesWhite 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 marks '19' and '3' in the writing panel (price notations, not correspondence).

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Public Library, New York City, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/public-library-new-york-city. Accessed October 5, 2026.