Broadway, New York with Trinity Church at Center
Two street views of Broadway appear within a decorative frame of leaves. From left, the top image shows buildings numbered 57 to 73 with Rector Street at center and the facade of Trinity Church at right. The lower image shows buildings numbered 111 to 159, with a neo-Gothic monument at left and blocks formed by Thames Street, Cedar Street and Liberty Street. At left, two smaller views show the Seamen's Bank at 78 Wall Street and Insurance Building, 49 & 51 Wall Street. At right, two smaller views show Broad and Wall Streets with the Excelsior Fire Insurance Building and Barclay Street on the N.W. Corner of College Place. The image centers on a larger image of Trinity Church.
Companies identified on the buildings:
Upper row: Broadway, No. 57: Willard Wood & Co.; No. 59: Adams & Company's Express; No. 61: S.H.& C.W. Foster; No. 61: Lord, Warren, Evans & Co.; No. 65: Hoyt, Tillinghast & Co.; No. 65: McCurdy, Aldrich & Co.; No. 69: S. Strahlheim & Co., White Goods & Trimmings, Lace Goods & Embrodiery; No. 71: N.E. Smith & Co.; No. 71: N.E. Smith & Co.; No. 73: L. & B. Curtis & Co.; No. 73: Hall, Dana & Co.; Rector Street: Wilmerdings & Mount.
Right center: Broad Street: Grenelle Talman Bibby & Co., Custom House & Ship Brokers; Excelsion Fire Insurance Co.; A. H. Nicolay Auctioneer of Real Estate & Stock.
Lower row: Broadway, No. 153: J.H. Whitlock & Co., White Metal & Plated Wares.
Companies identified on the buildings:
Upper row: Broadway, No. 57: Willard Wood & Co.; No. 59: Adams & Company's Express; No. 61: S.H.& C.W. Foster; No. 61: Lord, Warren, Evans & Co.; No. 65: Hoyt, Tillinghast & Co.; No. 65: McCurdy, Aldrich & Co.; No. 69: S. Strahlheim & Co., White Goods & Trimmings, Lace Goods & Embrodiery; No. 71: N.E. Smith & Co.; No. 71: N.E. Smith & Co.; No. 73: L. & B. Curtis & Co.; No. 73: Hall, Dana & Co.; Rector Street: Wilmerdings & Mount.
Right center: Broad Street: Grenelle Talman Bibby & Co., Custom House & Ship Brokers; Excelsion Fire Insurance Co.; A. H. Nicolay Auctioneer of Real Estate & Stock.
Lower row: Broadway, No. 153: J.H. Whitlock & Co., White Metal & Plated Wares.
Artwork Details
- Title: Broadway, New York with Trinity Church at Center
- Series/Portfolio: Tallis's New-York Street Views
- Publisher: Tallis & Co. (New York, NY)
- Date: 1854
- Medium: Steel engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 11/16 in. (23.7 × 29.7 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: 54.90.1593
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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