Public Library of New York — view of the building at the corner of 5th Avenue and 40th Street — publisher Success Postal Card Co. n° 1113

Description

Color illustration of the Public Library of New York, showing its neoclassical architecture with colonnades and red roof, surrounded by period cars and trams. The reverse details the building as located between 40th and 42nd Streets, with an inscription mentioning the laying of the first stone on November 10, 1902, and the opening to the public on May 23, 1911. The publisher is Success Postal Card Co., New York, and the serial number is 1113.