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Guarding the library--New York

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

  • Unfilled calls, Feb. 1925 - Feb. 1928
  • Picture Collection Day Book, May 1917 - Jan. 1925
  • Tad Lincoln at age seven
  • Front cover
  • Accident in Hyde Park
  • Greetings from New-York
  • Heartiest birthday greetings.
  • Entwicklung der ägyptischen Schriftzeichen
  • A Apple Pie
  • Striped dress with bateau neckline, front button closure and bias cut bodice; tie around shoulders and bow at back waist
  • Belted dress with short coat.
  • Reichs Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, Baron Konstantin von Neurath, receives the new administration in the Cernin Palace in Prague
  • North temple pagoda, Soochow.
  • Accident in Vesey Street
  • City Hall and Newspaper Row, N.Y. City
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COLLECTION
Historical postcards of New York City

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New York City -- New York Public Library

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Title
Guarding the library--New York
Names
Sowden, H. C. (Artist)
Collection

Historical postcards of New York City

New York City -- New York Public Library

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1939
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC NEW YC-New
Topics
New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (New York, N.Y.)
Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
Pedestals
Lions
Public sculpture
City & town life
Genres
Postcards
Notes
Content: "In 1895 the Lenox, Astor and Tilden libraries were consolidated to form the N.Y. Public Library. Its reference and circulating departments with their 3,870,000 books and pamphlets serve a daily average of 10,000 people. 11 million books a year are lent for home use."--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "Copyright 1939 by H. C. Sowden"--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Offset lithographs
Extent: 9 x 14 cm
Postmark ink stains on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333249871415
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 906bd690-e2b4-0135-9c66-372edfe68560
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1939: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Guarding the library--New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a05c880-e2b6-0135-79b2-039d92341ece

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Guarding the library--New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a05c880-e2b6-0135-79b2-039d92341ece

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Guarding the library--New York Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a05c880-e2b6-0135-79b2-039d92341ece

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a05c880-e2b6-0135-79b2-039d92341ece | title= (still image) Guarding the library--New York, (1939) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 17, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Guarding the library--New York