trinitychurch

Looks like they are traveling up Broadway. Trinity Church (Episcopal) is on the right.

The Empire building was built on the site of the Arcade Blg., where on December 4th, 1891 Henry L. Norcross ,a Boston broker entered the office of Russell Sage the multimillionare moneylender demanding a huge sum of money,threatening to blow everyone up. Sage pushed his $20 a week clerk named Laidlaw at the extortionist and made a dash for the door. Norcross dropped the ten lbs. of dynamite , blowing himself up, killing a bystander and injuring several others. Laidlaw sued Sage, won a $40,000 judgement after a lengthy court battle. However, Sage appealed the decision against him. In the end Laidlaw received nothing.

Could the presence of the telephone pole (if that's what it is) help date this image more specifically?

This photograph was taken in 1883...the statue of Washington was dedicated on November 26th of that year, Chester Alan Arthur was present: www.flickr.com/photos/46317563@N04/8688559341/in/photostream A law was passed in 1884 banning all poles...the blizzard of 1888 took care of most of these ...

Thank you for writing back. I'm impressed with the depth of your knowledge.

How do I download a high res image file of this pic????

Cesar Romero Robles Thanks for the information! I'm passing it along to the cataloger who originally worked on these images.

This is New York City's Trinity Church (Richard Upjohn, 1846). Excuse the self-linking, but here's a panorama showing the modern interior.

"Coronation" ceremony? In an Episcopal cathedral? I doubt it. Might have been an ordination or bishop's investiture.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Anglican, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Yes, stefkagoil, certainly not a coronation. Possibly a celebration ceremony for the coronation of George V, June 1911.