garfieldnationalbank

This image beautifully captures a moment.

1)The awning where I've added a note in the photo appears to say Knox's Hats. According to this blog entry, Arnold Hatters aka Knox Hats started out in Times Square. There's a 2005 New York Times story included. So perhaps this photo is from the times Times Square area way back when -- where Broadway and 7th Avenue intersect.. 2)The lettering on the building (see another note in the photo) refers to the Garfield National Bank. According to an historic New York Times article, this bank was favored by Tammany Hall politicians. So again it appears that this photo is from Manhattan.

Looking at the hi-res version of this pic on the LOC site, there's a whole lot of text otherwise invisible on the Flickr photo. The cars have what appear to be signs with the last names of athletes--including Dukes, Donohue, Forhsaw, Erickson, Grumpelt, Gillis, Hellawell, Hebner, Hammond, Breed, Bowman, Rayner, Kiviat, and Kramer. (I've put notes on the photo detailing the barely-visible text.) Also, while it's a little blurry, there's a sign that appears to say "W 24 ST," which would make this NYC's Madison Square Park and environs. Maybe this was taken from the Flatiron Building?

Oh yeah. That building on the left has to be 200 Fifth Avenue a.k.a. the International Toy Center Building. So this is definitely around Madison Square Park.

Those are cable cars on the right. Though, I can't find a map of any NY cable car system

The street name on the lamp-post at left is "5th Ave." The plaque at the corner reads "Garfield National Bank and Garfield Safe Deposit Company." This may be the corner of Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street. See NYT August 3, 1909, query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E07E0DC123EE733A... GARFIELD BANK'S NEW HOME.; Magnificent Quarters in Fifth Avenue Building Opened Yesterday. "The Garfield National Bank, which had long stood on the corner of Twenty-third Street and Sixth Avenue, threw open to business yesterday its new quarters on Twenty-third Street and Fifth Avenue in the new Fifth Avenue Building. On the ground floor, with the bank, are the main offices of the Garfield Safe Deposit Company, ..."

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This Olympic Parade took place in midtown Manhattan, New York City.

And just like today, you couldn't escape political advertisements. I think this is the corner of Broadway and 5th Ave -- that looks like 200 5th Ave across to the left. See: graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/07/16/business/16office...

that was the garfield national bank's new headquarters, opened 1909. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E07E0DC123EE733A... the view in the photo was taken from the flatiron building.

The 1912 Olympic games were held in Stockholm, Sweden, from late June to late July. This event in New York City, on August 24, must have been part of a "welcome home" ceremony, for recognition of returning American athletes, and a celebration of their achievements.