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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The building at the left has not been identified and appears to be located where 44th Street should be. Men walk on the sidewalk across the street from the Hotel Astor. One man crosses the street. A sign above the hotel's entry reads, "The Automobile Salon." There are cars in front of the hotel, as well as a horse and buggy down the block. There is another building at the left of the hotel, with a dormer window at top. Other people are visible walking on the sidewalk in front of the hotel and further down the block. There is a pile of wood at the center of the road. The Astor Theatre is visible down the block, along with a sign on the front of the building that reds, "Coronet Gin for rickies for fizzes." There is a light streak across the bottom of the negative. Text from negative sleeve: 450. East. New York. 1914. The Western Rubber and Supply Co. joined the Automotive Jobbers Assn in 1914 and I went to New York to present our application. Stopped at the Astor Hotel on Broadway. Two view [sic] of the Hotel. One view of the Grand Central Station. Marcel Tisne, Sales Manager of A. Schrader took me over to Coney Island. In the winter. Two view of the train we took and one at the Island. 6 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000450_003 ark:/21198/zz002hqg73
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Hotels--New York (State)--New York Hotel Astor (New York, N.Y.) Astor Theatre (Organization: New York, N.Y.)
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