Broadway, New York with Park View at Center
Two street views of Broadway appear within a decorative frame of leaves. From left, the top image shows buildings numbered 161 to 191, with Leonard Street towards the left and Dey Street at right. The lower image shows buildings numbered from 195 to 207 with Fulton Street at center, then St. Paul's Chapel and Dey Street. At left, two smaller views show the N.E. Corner of Vesey and Church Streets and the S.W. Corner of Vesey and Church Streets. At right, two smaller views show the Ocean Bank at the corner of Fulton and Greenwich Streets and the N.W. Corner of Greenwich and Cortland Streets. The print centers on a larger Park View with St. Paul's chapel and the Astor Hotel in the distance, with the fence of City Hall Park at right.
Companies identified on the buildings:
Top row: Broadway, No. 165: Hegeman, Clark & Co.; No. 165: Boell & Lewis, Lithographers; No. 165: A. Favre, Brandt, Druggists; No. 171:J. H. Sturdy & Co., Manufacturing Jewelers; No. 171: P. Gilsey; No. 171: Sailsbury & Co.; No. 173: Union Express Co., Great Central Route; No. 175: Jerome Manufacturing Co.; No. 179: Blackwell, Bayles & Co.; No. 179: Kimmer & Williams, Needles &c., Clothing; No. 187: Noel J. Becar & Co., No. 187: Henry Ribinson & Co.; No. 191: Blake & Brown, Silk Goods.
Left center: Vesey or Church: Van Dusen & Jagger; Greenbury, Laugher & Co.; D. M. Knight & Co. Importers; J. J. Hincham & Co.
Right center: Greenwich or Cortland: Pfeiffer & Francis, Jewellers; John H. Rauch, Pencil Cases.
Lower row: Broadway, No. 195: William Dero; No. 195-197: A. J. Hale & Co-s Agency; No. 195-197: N.Y. & Erie Michigan Southern Railroad; No. 197: J. Kerr; No. 199: Hernheimer Bro., Mens & Boys Clothing, Cloths, Vestings &c.; No. 199: Bernheimer Bros.; No. 201: Inida Rubber Wholesale & Retail Warehouse, T.C. & D.D. Foote; No. 201: William D. Russell; No.203: Eaton & Folsom, Guns; No. 203: Joseph D. Orivs; No. 203: Eaton & Folsom, Orvis; No. 205: Gordon S. Power Presses; No. 205: G. F. Gates, No. 205: Kelley Hatter; No. 205: Clirehugh's, Wigs, Toupees &c.; No. 205: N.Y. Central Railroad.
Companies identified on the buildings:
Top row: Broadway, No. 165: Hegeman, Clark & Co.; No. 165: Boell & Lewis, Lithographers; No. 165: A. Favre, Brandt, Druggists; No. 171:J. H. Sturdy & Co., Manufacturing Jewelers; No. 171: P. Gilsey; No. 171: Sailsbury & Co.; No. 173: Union Express Co., Great Central Route; No. 175: Jerome Manufacturing Co.; No. 179: Blackwell, Bayles & Co.; No. 179: Kimmer & Williams, Needles &c., Clothing; No. 187: Noel J. Becar & Co., No. 187: Henry Ribinson & Co.; No. 191: Blake & Brown, Silk Goods.
Left center: Vesey or Church: Van Dusen & Jagger; Greenbury, Laugher & Co.; D. M. Knight & Co. Importers; J. J. Hincham & Co.
Right center: Greenwich or Cortland: Pfeiffer & Francis, Jewellers; John H. Rauch, Pencil Cases.
Lower row: Broadway, No. 195: William Dero; No. 195-197: A. J. Hale & Co-s Agency; No. 195-197: N.Y. & Erie Michigan Southern Railroad; No. 197: J. Kerr; No. 199: Hernheimer Bro., Mens & Boys Clothing, Cloths, Vestings &c.; No. 199: Bernheimer Bros.; No. 201: Inida Rubber Wholesale & Retail Warehouse, T.C. & D.D. Foote; No. 201: William D. Russell; No.203: Eaton & Folsom, Guns; No. 203: Joseph D. Orivs; No. 203: Eaton & Folsom, Orvis; No. 205: Gordon S. Power Presses; No. 205: G. F. Gates, No. 205: Kelley Hatter; No. 205: Clirehugh's, Wigs, Toupees &c.; No. 205: N.Y. Central Railroad.
Artwork Details
- Title: Broadway, New York with Park View at Center
- Series/Portfolio: Tallis's New-York Street Views
- Publisher: Tallis & Co. (New York, NY)
- Date: 1854
- Medium: Steel engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 11/16 × 11 1/4 in. (22 × 28.5 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: 54.90.1592
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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