Title
The Metropolitan Life Tower, New York City, New York, USA, 1933. Artist: Unknown
Caption
The Metropolitan Life Tower, New York City, New York, USA, 1933. Vintage linen postcard showing the Metropolitan Life Building at Madison Avenue and 23rd Street. The park in the foreground is Madison Square Park. The building was built as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1909. It was designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons and was modelled on the Campanile of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. The tower was the tallest building in the world until 1913 when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building. It served as the company's headquarters until 2005.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives
Date
1933
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives
Reference
HRM19D72_205
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
40,5Mb (1,7Mb) / 10,1in x 15,7in / 3015 x 4699 (300dpi)