Broadway from No. 58 to No. 158
Three street views of Broadway appear within a decorative frame of leaves. From left, the top image shows buildings numbered from 86 to 55, with Wall Street at left and Exchange at right. The center image is numbered from 124 to 90, with Cedar Street at left and Wall Street at right. The lower is numbered from 158 to 124, with Liberty Street and Cedar Street dividing the facades into blocks.
Companies identified on the buildings:
Top row: Broadway, No. 86-84: Danforth, Wright & Co, Banknote Engravers; No. 76: Harnden's Express; No. 72: American-European Express & Exchange Co.; No. 72: Kinsley & Co's Express; No. 70: Bulkley & Co., Dry Goods; Nos. 64-64: Morton & Grinnell; No. 62: Wells, Butterfield & Co.; No. 62: American Express Co.; No. 58: Wilmerding, Hoguet & Humbert, Auctioneers.
Middle row: Broadway, No. 110-108: Metropolitan Bank and Fire Insurance Co.; No. 104: William M. Waterbury, Importers of British Dry Goods; No. 100: Water Filters; No. 92: William Topping & Co., Auctioneers.
Bottom row: Broadway, No. 150: Island City Bank.
Companies identified on the buildings:
Top row: Broadway, No. 86-84: Danforth, Wright & Co, Banknote Engravers; No. 76: Harnden's Express; No. 72: American-European Express & Exchange Co.; No. 72: Kinsley & Co's Express; No. 70: Bulkley & Co., Dry Goods; Nos. 64-64: Morton & Grinnell; No. 62: Wells, Butterfield & Co.; No. 62: American Express Co.; No. 58: Wilmerding, Hoguet & Humbert, Auctioneers.
Middle row: Broadway, No. 110-108: Metropolitan Bank and Fire Insurance Co.; No. 104: William M. Waterbury, Importers of British Dry Goods; No. 100: Water Filters; No. 92: William Topping & Co., Auctioneers.
Bottom row: Broadway, No. 150: Island City Bank.
Artwork Details
- Title: Broadway from No. 58 to No. 158
- Series/Portfolio: Tallis's New-York Street Views
- Publisher: Tallis & Co. (New York, NY)
- Date: 1854
- Medium: Steel engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 11 5/8 in. (23.8 × 29.6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
- Object Number: 54.90.1588
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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