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Title
Flat Iron Building, New York
Names
Success Postal Card Co. (Publisher)
Collection

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- Flatiron Building

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1912 (Approximate)
Place: New York
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-Fla
Topics
Flatiron Building (New York, N.Y.)
City & town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1900-1909
Traffic congestion
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Content: "The Flatiron Building derives its name from its shape. It stands at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue, between 22nd and 23rd Streets. It is the first great steel frame construction ever attempted; 300 ft. high, 120,000 sq. ft. floor space."--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "Success Postal Card Co., Pub., New York. No. 1006."--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Extent: 9 x 14 cm or 14 x 9 cm
Halftone photomechanical prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333201352354
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e3ccd630-c55a-012f-ad58-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1912: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Flat Iron Building, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c65-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Flat Iron Building, New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c65-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1912). Flat Iron Building, New York Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-8c65-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Flat Iron Building, New York