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Looking up Herald Square – Thirty-fourth Street stood up like a ridge out of a great hole.
Herald Square (New York, N.Y.)
This is a long view of Herald Square looking from south to north. Elevated subway tracks and the Broadway Tabernacle are visible on the right and excavation for the IRT on the left. Macy's is not yet in evidence but may be under construction. ...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, 34th Street

Corner of Fifth Avenue and W. 42nd Street, New York City, circa 1919. No billboards visible.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

El tracks above Eighth Avenue and West 110th Street, looking southwest, New York City, circa 1921: Lion Brewery (far distance), Live Leather Belt and several blank billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

El tracks above Eighth Avenue and West 110th Street, looking southwest, New York City, circa 1921: Lion Brewery (far distance), Live Leather Belt and several blank billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

El tracks above Eighth Avenue and West 110th Street, looking southwest, New York City, May 1920: Lion Brewery (far distance), Live Leather Belt and several blank billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

West 42nd Street near Sixth Avenue, New York City, May 1920: Selznick Pictures, Piedmont Cigarettes. Two empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Sixth Avenue and 47th Street, New York City, August 1921: empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

West 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue, New York City, 1921 or 1922: English Oval Cigarettes (Philip Morris), 2 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Sixth Avenue and 27th Street, New York City, 1922: Kaye & Einstein Furriers. Also 3 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Sixth Avenue and 27th Street, New York City, January 1922: Ferond's Hair Grower, Sozodont Toothpaste, Kaye & Einstein Furriers. Also 2 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

East 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York City, January 1922: Fatima Cigarettes, Venus Pencils, Dr. Lawton's Fat Reducer, Ray Battery, National Surety Company, Brunswick Phonographs and Records, Chamber of Commerce of Miami, Florida. Also 2 empty...
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

West 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue, New York City, January 1922: English Oval Cigarettes (Philip Morris), Landay Brothers Victrolas, 2 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

125th Street between Seventh Avenue and Lenox Avenue, New York City, January 1922: Brooklyn Shoe ['Blyn Shoe'], Brunswick Phonographs and Records (both in the process of being put up or taken down). Also storefronts of Ideal Shoe Shop, Christensen...
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Sixth Avenue and 27th Street, New York City, February 1922: Ferond's Hair Grower, Kaye & Einstein Furriers. Also 3 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

42nd Street and Sixth Avenue, New York City, February 1922: Mikado Pencils , Ray Battery. Also 2 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City, February 1922: Van-Hart Shoes, New York Tuberculosis Association, J.H. Maguire (optician), Korry-Krome Shoe Soles, Wurlizer Player Pianos. Also 2 empty billboards
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

East 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York City, May 1922: Dalton Swimming School, Venus Pencils, Truly Warner Hats, Ray Battery, New York League of Advertising Women. Also 3 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Sixth Avenue and 27th Street, New York City, May 1922: Kaye & Einstein Furriers. Also 4 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Sixth Avenue and West 44th Street, New York City, February 1922: New York League of Advertising Women. Also 2 empty billboards
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City, June 1922: Parker Duofold Pens, Van-Hart Shoes, New York Tuberculosis Association, Shelton Violet Ray. Also 2 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

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