1903 Print Equitable Life Assurance Cedar Pine Street Scene Historical NYV1 XEFA2 by Leon De Vos

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1903 Print Equitable Life Assurance Cedar Pine Street Scene Historical NYV1 XEFA2 by Leon De VosThis is an original 1903 black and white halftone print of the Equitable Life Building, home to the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Although it covers a considerable block, this view is off Cedar Street, with Pine Street in the far right. The architects were Edward Kendall and Arthur Gilman. It was the first building in Manhattan to feature passenger elevators and as it was completed in 1870 at a height of 130 feet, it is often thought to have been