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Factory at Long Island City, N.Y., for the National Casket Company [graphic] / Ballinger & Perrot, architects & engineers.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Visual Materials BAP*157*001. BAL-PHO-1888
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Format:
Image
Author/Creator:
Ballinger & Perrot.
Contributor:
DeLeo, James.
Ballinger Company.
Fred T. Ley and Company.
L.K. Comstock & Co.
National Casket Company.
New York Consolidated Card Co.
Nicholis Ritter Goodnow.
Visual Materials Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Factories--New York--Long Island City.
Long Island City (N.Y.).
39th St. (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.).
National Casket Company (Long Island City, N.Y.).
Local Subjects:
Long Island City (N.Y.).
39th St. (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.).
National Casket Company (Long Island City, N.Y.).
Genre:
Architectural drawings.
Physical Description:
32 photoprints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Contained In:
Ballinger Company. Architectural photographs of the work of Ballinger & Perrot, and the successor Ballinger Company.
Place of Publication:
1914-1917, 1929.
Notes:
Ballinger log book 2, p. 14, lists photo numbers 1888, 1944, 1946, 2079-2080, 2083-2085, 2211-2213, 2282, 2546-2564. Log book 4, p. 100 lists photo no. 4454. Photo nos. 1888, 1944 & 1946 are photos of architectural drawings. The title data above is taken from photo no. 1888. Photo no. 2079 is given in the log book as the old building on 39th St., N.Y., and is a two-story brick building with a glass store front. Photo no. 2080 has signs: [1] Ballinger & Perrot, architects & engineers, Phila. & New York [2] Electrical ... L.K. Comstock & Co., 30 Church St., N.Y. Photo no. 2083 shows neighboring area to factory, including The New York Consolidated Card Co. Photo no. 2083 & 2085 show signs "James De Leo, Real Estate & Insurance, 531(?) Jackson Ave." Photo nos. 2084 & 2555 have the sign "Fred T. Ley & Co., Inc., General Contractors, Springfield, Mass. - New York City [30 E. 42nt St.]" Photo no. 2282 appears to show a new building at the 39th St. location shown in photo no. 2079. A plaque at the door reads "National Casket Co." A taller building to the right, with an Egyptian decorative theme, also appears to be new. Photo no. 2555 has sign "Particulars ... surrounding property ... See Nicholis - Ritter - Goodnow Realty Company ..."
Forms part of: Ballinger Company. Architectural photographs of the work of Ballinger & Perrot, and the successor Ballinger Company.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Gift of the Ballinger Co.,

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