[Seymour B. Durst Old York Library collection of postcards]
Published: 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22193
Subjects: Pictorial works; Buildings, structures
Description: Contents: Box 1 Waterfront -- Box 2 Waterfront -- Box 3 Bowling Green Battery -- Box 4 Financial District -- Box 5 City Hall Park #1 -- Box 6 City Hall Park #2 -- Box 7 Buildings Above City Hall to 33rd Street -- Box 8 Buildings 34th Street and North -- Box 9 Hotels Non-Extant Up to 34th Street A-PO -- Box 10 Hotels Non-Extant Up to 34th Street PR-Z -- Box 11 Hotels Non-Extant 35th-50th Street A-J --Box 12 Hotels Non-Extant 35th-50th Street K-Z -- Box 13 Hotels Non-Extant 51st Street and North -- Hotels Extant Up to 49th Street -- Box 15 Hotels Extant 50th Street North -- Box 16 Broadway South to North -- Box 17 Fifth Avenue South to North -- Box 18 Avenue Drive Highway East to West -- Box 19 Streets Crosstown Downtown North to South -- Box 20 Squares #2 -- Box 21 Squares #1 -- Box 22 Central Park #1 -- Box 23 Central Park #2 -- Box 24 Fort Castle Park Ethnic Neighborhood -- Box 25 Monuments #1 -- Box Monuments #2 -- Box 27 Library Museum -- Box 28 Banks Clubs YMCA Hospitals Stores -- Box 29 Apartment Mansion Residence -- Box 30 Schools -- Box 31 Restaurant A-L -- Box 32 Restaurant M-Z --Box 33 Radio City Rockefeller Center -- Box 34 Stadium Entertainment -- Box 35 Transportation -- Box 36 Penn Station Grand Central Terminal -- Box 37 Bridge Downtown -- Box 38 Bridge Uptown Blackwells Island -- Box 39 Houses of Worship #1 -- Box 40 Houses of Worship #2 -- Box 41 Brooklyn #1 -- Box 42 Brooklyn  #2 -- Box 43 Coney Island #1 -- Box 44 Coney Island #2 -- Box 45 Staten Island, Long Island, Queens -- Box 46 New York State, Other States -- Box 47 New Jersey -- Box 48 Bronz, NY Zoo -- Box 49 World's Fair United Nations -- Box 50 Night Views -- Box 51 Sparkle #1 -- Box 52 Sparkle #2 -- Box 53 Photo Views -- Box 54 Skyline Aerial Downtown -- Box 55 Skyline Aerial Midtown & Uptown -- Box 56 Art Views -- Box 57 Special #1 -- Box 58 Special #2 --Box 59 Special #3 -- Box 60 Framed -- Box 61 Special #4 -- Box 62 Oversized Flat-stacked Postcards -- Box 63 Oversized.
Notes: Gift; Seymour Durst; 2012. plate:seymourdurst

The postcards consist of real estate developer Seymour B. Durst's personal collection, acquired over decades, in tandem with his collection of historical books and ephemera. The collection reflects his personal and business interests in the streets and buildings of New York City.