Sixth Avenue, Manhattan

Looking north Sixth Avenue, 1901. The building with the tower was the Siegel Cooper Department Store, opened in 1896, then considered to be the largest in the world. It was located between West 18th and 19th Streets. It was closed in 1917.

This is a colorized photograph published by the Detroit Photographic Co. (copyright claim 1901), in album prepared to use as a catalog in its office. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. More: Antique photographs of Manhattan ►