1907 Stewart and Dunn Building New York City Vintage Postcard UDB

About This Postcard

This antique color tinted postcard features a bustling intersection at Broadway and Chambers Streets in New York City. The primary focus is the historic Stewart & Dunn Building, which was originally the A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store, the first department store in the United States. To its left stands a taller skyscraper adorned with the American flag, showcasing the city's vertical expansion at the turn of the century. The street scene captures the energy of Lower Manhattan with horse-drawn carriages, early motor vehicles, and pedestrians near City Hall Park.

Details

Era: Undivided Back
City: New York City
State: New York
Region: Lower Manhattan
Country: United States
Topic: Broadway Architecture, Stewart Building, A.T. Stewart Store, NYC Street Scenes, Historic Skyscrapers.
Condition: Circulated
Address Side: Undivided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Not Stated
Publisher: J. Koehler, New York (Series No. 702)
Printer: Likely American or German
Print Type: Tinted Halftone / Lithograph

Additional Information

This card was postmarked in Dalton, Pennsylvania, on April 22, 1907, and features a one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. It is addressed to Miss Birdie Kent at 1240 Newton St. in Denver, Colorado. The front of the card features the name Emma L. Stone and her Dalton, PA address written vertically in the margin. The address side includes the vertical text No. 702. J. Koehler, New York, identifying the publisher. Although postmarked after the March 1907 regulation change, this card retains the undivided layout with the instruction This side for the address only.

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