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Washington Square Arch
Manhattan: Washington Square North - 5th Avenue
Washington Arch, Washington Square North, at Fifth Avenue, a night view looking north from the park.
The Washington Arch, built in 1890 to commemorate the inauguration of President Washington in New York, is shown illuminated by electric lights at the time of the Hudson-Fulton Centenary celebration.
August Loeffler, from P. L. Sperr Collection.
IMAGE DATE1909
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New York Public Library
New York Public Library
New York Public Library