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Johnston Building, 1915. The 15-story Johnston Building was designed by James B. Baker and constructed in 1895-1896. It replaced a small brick building that dated to the early decades of the 19th century. The limstone clad, streel-frame office building was advertised as being "absolutely fireproof." Tenants of the building included Flint, Eddy & American Trading Co., an import and export firm, as well as the New York office of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company. The building was replaced by the 48-story Continental Bank Building, completed in 1932 by the firm of Cross and Cross.
Street Advertising in Early 20th Century Manhattan
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Photographs of New York City streets can show us sites and scenes that have long disappeared from the ever-changing city. Along with more permanent features like monuments and buildings, these snapshots can capture some of the most ephemeral aspects of New York: the broadsides, building signs and billboards that constantly changed with new businesses, consumer products and entertainments. From soap to Broadway shows, the street advertising in the Thomas W. Kennedy photographs in the Seaport Museum's collection can tell us a lot about what late 19th and early 20th century Manhattan was selling.
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\[Looking Up Broad Street] Looking up Broad Street; crowd of people (men) before the New York Stock Exchange building.
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\[Looking up Broad Street] Image depicts tall buildings, including the New York Stock Exchange. On right is a large horse-drawn cart. In the street are several people.
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Johnston Building
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Johnston Bldg. Broad St. & Exchange Pl.
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Elephants performing in a parade for United War Works, New York City, undated \[ca. November 1918].
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\[Broad Street Between Beaver St & Exchange Pl: Nassau St./Jamaica Line (BMT)] Survey photograph taken during construction of the BMT Nassau Street Line. Camera is looking north to show the decking between Beaver Street and Exchange Place. This view was taken between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
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\[30 Broad Street.] Exchange Place toward the Continental Bank Building at 30 Broad Street; pedestrians and fruit vendor visible.
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Building, Continental Bank Bldg., 30 Broad Street. (made from U.S. Subtreasury steps, Wall Street.). Steps of the U.S. Subtreasury building on Wall Street, toward the Continental Bank Building at 30 Broad Street; parked automobiles and adjacent buildings visible, including Western Union.
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Building, 30 Broad Street. Exchange Place looking upwards toward the Continental Bank Building at 30 Broad Street; pedestrians and automobiles visible.
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Building, 30 Broad Street. Exchange Place toward the Continental Bank Building at 30 Broad Street.
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30 Broad Street. Exchange Place toward the Continental Bank Building at 30 Broad Street; pedestrians and fruit vendor visible.
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Continental Bank Bldg., Broad St.
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Continental Bank and Trust
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\[Drawing of the Continental Bank Building, 30 Broad Street.]
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Broad Street - Wall Street
30-36 Broad Street
Manhattan: Broad Street - Exchange Place 30-36 Broad Street, at the S.W. corner of Exchange Place. About 1925. Edwin Levick.
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