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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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COLLECTION
Historical postcards of New York City

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New York City -- Colleges & universities -- Columbia

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Title
The library of Columbia University, New York City
Names
Curt Teich & Co. (Publisher)
Alfred Mainzer (Distributor)
Collection

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Colleges & universities -- Columbia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1938 (Approximate)
Place: Chicago, Ill.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Coll-Co
Topics
Universities & colleges -- New York (State) -- New York
Porticoes (Porches)
Columbia University
Architecture, Neo-classical
Library buildings
Colonnades
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Alfred Mainzer, 118 East 28 th St., New York City" "Genuine Curteich-Chicago 'C. T. Art-Colortone' post card reg. U.S. Pat. Off."--printed on verso.
Content: "The Library of Columbia University, also called the Seth Low Library, was opened for use in 1897, the gift of President Low. The architectural style is classical, based on Roman precedents, but with many suggestions of Greek Refinements in its details. It holds a commanding position on the brow of the hill at Morningside Heights and is the focal point of the general campus layout. It has an estimated capacity of 1,500,000 volumes."--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Offset lithographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333201351745
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c30ac380-c55c-012f-ef4a-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1938: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The library of Columbia University, New York City" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8ba7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The library of Columbia University, New York City" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8ba7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1938). The library of Columbia University, New York City Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8ba7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The library of Columbia University, New York City