File:New General Post Office, New York City.png

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English: Uncirculated glossy photomechanical print postcard of the New General Post Office, New York, New York. Back is divided. Published by The American Art Publishing Co., New York city, #R34284. The back reads "New General Post Office, Eighth Avenue, 31st to 33rd Sts. $6,200,000 structure over the station tracks and car yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 375x335 feet; offices of the Postmaster and his chief assistant on the second floor front; executive offices of the Railway Mail Service third floor front; letter mail handled on the first floor, second class in basement; direct connection by chutes and elevators from each floor with Railway Mail cars on tracks under the post office."
Date probably 1910-1920
Source Self-scanned
Author H. Finkelstein & Son, Photographer

Edges very slightly cropped, minor stains cleaned in upper corner and sky

Camera location40° 45′ 05″ N, 73° 59′ 37″ W  Heading=270° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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