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 FOREWORD 
 
 SEAL Of THE 
 
 PROVINCE OF 
 
 NEA NETHERLAND 
 
 1623 
 
 We have prepared this hook for the guests of the Forty-Eighth An- 
 nual Convention of the American Hankers xA.ssociation as a reminder 
 of what New "^'ork is, how it became what it is, and as a guide to some 
 of the places of interest to visitors in this city. The bankers ot New" 
 York wish to express again their deep appreciation of the privilege ot 
 being your hosts and of offering to you our hospitality in every way that may accord 
 with vour own plans. \Vc are sincerely desirous of having each one ot the delegates 
 and quests feel that New "^'ork's welcome is a most cordial one. 
 
 And we think it is appropriate to remind you that this city is yours as much as it 
 is ours. New York is the greatest urban proof of the growth and greatness otour own 
 United States. P>ach one of vou has contributed to make it what it is, and the city has 
 grown in size only as it has grown in usefulness, not usefulness alone to those of us 
 who live here, but usefulness to every farm, village and city in this country and to you 
 who come from everv State. Most of us who live here came trom your own home 
 towns; we share vour memories, and we value this Convention as an opportunity to 
 renew old friendships and establish new ones. 
 
 We, who, through working here, see the real New \'ork, know that this city is 
 founded on faith and integrity, and that, despite its size, its heart is very human and 
 very responsive. We would like to have vou, as our guests this week, see something 
 of this citv as we see it and, because it is vour city and our city, we hope you may share 
 our affection for and pride in New York. 
 
 Skward Prosskr 
 
 C/uiiniitiii Committee of One HiDidred 
 
Courtesy of Mr. R. T. Nickel 
 
 The Duke of York and Albany, after whom the city was named. 
 The well-known portrait, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, engraved by 
 the famous French engraver Picart. The Duke, afterwards James 
 II, was created in 1664 Proprietor of New York by his brother 
 Charles II. His proprietorship then included the City, the present 
 State of New York, and a considerable territory extending south 
 into Maryland. New York had recently been re-annexed to the 
 British Crown following a temporary occupancy by the Dutch. 
 When this American proprietorship was established the title of 
 Fort Orange was changed to Fort Albany, the site of the 
 present capital of the State. 
 
iLbe "Kartijins llii-tii" uf Xclu •Um- 
 
 The first view ot New York ever shown to the world. Date depicted, 1626-8. It was drawn by Kryn Fredericks, engineer of Fort Amsterdam, 
 and for years hung in Peter Stuyvesant's Council Room in the Stadt House. It was finally sent to Holland, and rescued trom oblivion by 
 .■\ilriaen \.\n der Donck, who used ir in the first hook written on New Amsterdam, and published by Joost Hartgers, Amsterdam, in 1651. 
 
 It is known as the "Hartgers View." 
 
 C.ouTtt^y AV:; York }I istoruul SOii/t\ 
 
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 ng the exact location depicted in the first or Hartgers view above. The Fort stood where the 
 
 View of New 'i'ork today showing the exact location depicted in the first or Hartgers view aliove. 1 he 1-orr stooil whe 
 Custom House stands today. Skyscrapers replace the little houses clustered outside the Fort in the first picture 
 
^Lil■^la^Ulau from ^o&iHug (Srcfit, 1825 
 
 Looking up from Xn. i Broadway west side to Trinity Church, 1825, showing Kennedy, Watts and Livingston houses (Nos. i, 3 and 
 
 5), built in 1760. The Kennedy house was occupied hy British officers during the Revolution. Robert Fulton died in the house which 
 
 stood just in the rear. This block now occupied by International Mercantile Marine, Bowling Green and Cunard buildings. 
 
 livnabluaii frcim Untaliim Osrcru (J,l1^au 
 
 The same location, with Steamship Office buildings and new Standard Oil Building, corner ot Beaver 
 Street at right, now in course of construction (1922). No. i Broadway is the first building at the left; 
 
 Bo\\hng Green m centre. 
 
(Tlic Apprnarli tu (City iiall hi 1825 
 
 Sr. P;uil's Church at extreme left, City Hall im the right, Broadway and private houses on left. 
 
 Qllir ";S>hysrrapcrs" 
 
 w six-story huiklintr m the center is part oi the site of the Astor House. The 
 
 1 ne same section in l(^--. 1 tlv luv, ^i,v-;>i\ji , i^unvimt^ m lut ^.tmci i-i p.u i i^i inc mic oi (lit -iMiM I iLiii^t,. 1 Ml 
 
 prominent modern buildings include the Woolworth at the left, the Municipal Building in the distance 
 
 centre. To the right of this is "Newspaper Row" with the World and Tribune Towers, and in the right tore- 
 ground, the .American Telephone and Telegraph Building. 
 
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 The tliree small liuiKlirigs were removed to make way for the Astor House. William Henry Harrison, "Old Tippecanoe," studied law in 
 
 the building at the right with the sign "J. Lowe & Co." 
 
 
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 lllasliiiiijtoit Square, (Srenttuirl] -nUIage, as a ^jaiain iWromtli, 1850 
 
 It was Potter's Field, 1789-1823; made a Park in 1827. Buildings of the New York University are at upper left. Each face in this picture 
 
 represents an actual person. 
 
^ p.nrr Piclu uf ^JJall ^trcct frum ilirnaii ^^S-trrct, 1S25 
 
 A unique sketch of contemporary date, giving an excellent idea of street traffic and costumes of that early period. 
 
 The corner at the left (Law Book) is now occupied by the new addition to the Stock Exchange. Back of this was Josiah Hoffman's 
 law otfice where Washington Irving studied law. To the rear of what is now the new Stock Exchange building is a small street 
 called New Street because it was "new" when the Dutch burghers first built it three hundred years ago and the name has never 
 been changed. The church in the center is, ot course, old Trinity. The tall building with steeple is the First Presbyterian Church, 
 used as a hospital during the Revolution. This church is now on Fifth .Avenue near I2th Street. The little two-story wooden build- 
 ing with the awning was a famous tavern in its day kept by John Simmons. Washington dined here and the first 
 
 Mayor of New York was appointed here. 
 
 Ou-ned by 1. N. Phdps Stokes in " Incor.Oiraphy oj New York" © 
 

 XLljE ^cruuLi J.litlii of ^ttu TlJurk, abuut 11555 
 
 This view, known as the"Visscher View," shows the city about twenty years after the one shown on another page, x^lready 
 the little settlement gives signs of growth. The picture shows Pearl Street as a pretty shore road with a pebbly beach 
 
 running down to the water (in the center of the picture). 
 
 '^eia ^orh J\s 3lt pi;ts pihcn flic l^nglisl; Qlook Possession in 1664: "(Llic Jlnhr's pian" 
 
 This remarkable drawing was owned by George III, who bequeathed it to the British Museum along with other items 
 
 pertaining to his lost "beloved" colonies in America. It shows how the town looked when it was first taken from the 
 
 Dutch. The wall or stockade where Wall Street now stands is one of its most striking features. The Duke ot York for 
 
 whom our city is named is credited with having drawn this map based on the NicoU's survey, hence the title. 
 
i^fc&i ■gork's -First ^Wmttrtpal ^itilbtng — (L1|e 5'tabt Huys 
 
 Located at the corner ofCoenties Slip and Pearl Street, which then faced the river, this building sheltered the early Bur- 
 gomasters and Schepens and other city officials. The home of Governor Lovelace, afterwards a tavern, adjoins it on the 
 left. The St. Nicholas Society owns a copper wind-vane, presented to it by Washington Irving, which is supposed to have 
 come from the cupola of this building when it was demolished in 1700. 
 
 '^[]t <3^trst (Capitol ^Utilbiug uf the llnttrb *'t;itrs 
 
 (Ola SFciltral JBall, corner JOM :u\b JCisBnii ^Streets, 1783, lintii eitr of ^Sub-iTrrasurn 
 
 In this building Washington was inaugurated President. It was here that he signed the papers creating the Supreme 
 
 Court of the United States. It was here also that he appointed JelTerson minister to France. Hamilton's greatest 
 
 achievements were planned and largely executed within its walls. 
 
ihiraunccs' (ialicru, rorurr |Jcarl iinh lUroab ^^trects, foljere Jlffl^^ljingtun (Eook ^^areiuEU nf l{ta ©fficcx^s 
 
 Fraunce's Tavern is one of the interesting buildings in New York, and was the scene ot many stirring events during the Revolutionary period. It divides hon- 
 ors with St. Paul's Chapel, Washington's Headquarters and the Roger Morris Mansion in its connection with memories of Washington in New York. In the 
 "Long Room" occurred the affecting scene with his officers durmg which, tor the last tmie, he took leave of his comrades-in-arms, and retired to Mount Vernon. 
 
 From till- CoHe-frioii of ihf Som oj the Rezolution 
 
 5.1icfo of ^roab ^trcrt looking totuarb tljc corner of piall anb J^IaBsau ^frecte, I TSU 
 
 This interesting view shows Broad Street from below Exchange Place to Wall Street, including the sites now occupied by the Stock Exchange and other large 
 buildings. Federal Hall, at the end ot the street, was for a brief period the seat of Congress when this city was the Nation's Capital. When this building was 
 removed Nassau Street was opened through the site, and the present Sub-Treasury was built somewhat to the right. During the Dutch period a canal ex- 
 tended up this street nearly to the corner. This is the best example of a New York Street Under Three Flags — Dutch, English and .American. 
 
©he Jljamous (Lontiue (Cnffcc ^House, rnnttr ^S^itll anb pJatcr ^trcrts 
 
 This cofFee house, the building on the left, played a prominent part in the development of the financial district. 
 
 From it sprang the Merchant's Exchange and it was the forerunner of all the other 
 
 Kxchanges. It succeeded the Merchants' CofFee House, perhaps the most 
 
 famous tavern New York ever possessed. 
 
 From tlif onlv kno:fri painting by Francis Guy {I"q6) in possession of the Nfu- York Historical Society 
 
 JLlii-lu of UlraaLiluiJU in IS2U, sl|Otuiim (brace (Churrli (tliapcl, a^juilUlly iLrinity iCiiurrli 
 
 A most interesting and contemporaneous view ot Broadway while it was still a tashionahle residential section. 
 
 Grace Church moved uptown to Tenth Street fifteen or twenty years later. The Empire building, 71 Broadway, 
 
 headquarters ot the United States Steel Corporation, occupies the Grace Chapel site today, 
 
 and both sides are lined with huge skyscrapers. 
 
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jLlielu uf pieia ^ork from ptealjaftik, 1S25 
 
 Taken from near the site of the Hamilton-B 
 
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 Hes a very pretty suburban city connecteci with New York by ferry 
 
 'urr duel. This picturesque region is now wholly covered by huge coal pockets, 
 
 railroad terminals, army docks and foreign steamship piers. Above the cliffs to which the road leads, 
 
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 Rare drawing of Broadway, showing St. Paul's and the Park View Hotel (.'^stor House) about 1843. The smaf 
 
 two-story houses at the left are part of the block between Fulton and Dey Streets now covered by the 
 
 new buildings of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. 
 
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 This is now our Aquarium. It was originally built as one ot the main defences in the War ot 1812 and was named Fort Clinton. It was originally separated 
 
 from the mainland by a stretch of water which was tilled in prior to 1850. After the peace, it became a great popular place ot amusement and was the 
 
 scene ot Jenny Lind's first appearance in .America under the great P. T. Barnum. It then became the receiving station for emigrants, many of whom 
 
 settled in the West and elsewhere, and still remember old Castle Garden. The present Aquarium, daily open to the public, is one 
 
 of the most interesting features ot modern Xew York. 
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 Nothmg shows the great changes in New York better than the substitution of the great East River Bridge entrance and the World Building for these 
 
 wooden shacks that stood opposite City Hall Park in the 50's. This is Park Row, popularly known as Newspaper Row, where many of New York's great 
 
 dailies were published. Only the World and the New York Tribune remain on this block. The great Municipal Building 
 
 leading to the new Civic Centre is across the way. 
 

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 It occupied the site on which the new Court House is now being built. The new Civic Centre will soon cover all the space formerly 
 occupied by this seventy-acre lake. Prince William, later William IV of England, was saved from drowning here in 1781. It was a 
 great resort for fishermen and skaters. Fitch tried out his new steamboat on this body of water, while Fulton and Livingston looked 
 
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 from stone taken from the Bridewell in City Hall Park), which were removed to make room for the present Magistrates Courts and 
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 A view on Broad Street in front of the Stock Exchange and Sub-Treasury (then the Custom House), showing the old Oyster Stand 
 
 that formerly stood in front of the Morgan Building, about 1845. 
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 The Stock Fxchange building with its new annex at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets, 1922. 
 

 ^'cfti ^ork from I^obnhni, almut 1S53 
 
 All of the sylvan scene on the Jersey shore (right of picture) is now covered with coal chutes, derricks, docks and terries. 
 
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 The wonderful bridge built by the-New Haven Railroad to permit continuous transportation of trains to the South, eliminating the 
 former connection by ferry, by a connection with the Pennsylvania. The bridge is about five miles long and spans the East River 
 
 near Hell Gate, crossing to Long Island. 
 
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 Charles T. Harvey, President of the first Elevated Railroad, the West Side &: Vonkers Patented R. R. (now Ninth Avenue), demonstrating 
 that a car would not fall off the track, 1868. Mr. Gerehardt, third from the right, is still actively employed in the Interhoroiigh Company. 
 
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 Officers and directors ot the American Express Company at the corner of West Broadway and Rcade Street, on one ot their red and 
 green wagons, on the way to the dedication of their new Hudson .Street Building, shown in the background. .Ahout 1S5J. 
 
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 Approach to Brooklyn Bridge as it appeared when first openeil. The row ot small buildings on right facing I'ark Row, incluillng French'; 
 Hotel, a famous hostelry, are now occupied by the World Builiiing. The old Sun Building and Tribune Building are at extreme right. 
 
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 Approach to the Bridge today. The entrance is the peak-rooted structure next to the World Building (with the dome) which occupies 
 
 the old site of French's Hotel shown in the top picture. The low colonial building in left centre is our City Hall. 
 
 The large building at left is the Municipal Building. 
 
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 The first building of the New York Cotton Exchange. 
 142 Pearl Street, occupied 1870-72. 
 
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 South Street in the "Roaring Forties," showing the spars and bowsprits of the Chinese Tea Clippers and Liverpool Packets. 
 A square-rigged ship is rarely seen these days along our river front. 
 
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 remain of this famous block, which inckided the homes of James D. Wolfe, Robert Lenox, Thomas W. Ludlow, 
 Archibald Gracie, Joseph P. Phoenix, Moses Rogers, Chancellor Livingston, Robert Fulton, John B.Cole,and others. 
 For many years this stately old street, commanding, as it did, a splentlid unobstructed view ot one of the mag- 
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 Haifa century has barely passed since New York depended entirely upon volunteer firemen for protection against 
 
 this great public danger. She was last among the great cities to change from the old system to the new. In these old 
 
 Currier & Ives lithographs the figures shown in the pictures are portraits of well known members of the various 
 
 companies, old Harry Howard showing conspicuouslv among them. This'print shows the fire apparatus 
 
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 One of the best remembered incidents in Old New York. Thousands of men still living "stood on the corner opposite 
 holding their father's hand" while the fire was in progress. A huge dead whale from the Museum lay in the streets for 
 several days to the great discomfort of the neighborhood before it was removed. This fire also marked the last appear- 
 ance of the Volunteer Firemen, an organization that had existed since the city began. 
 
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 The main terminal was at 30th Street and Eleventh Avenue. From that point passengers continued the downtown journey 
 in long horse-cars, which became known as the "Dolly \'arden" cars 
 
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 L'ntil the steamliDat and railroad were fully developed, an immense business was tione by Canal boats which came down 
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 Reproduction of an actual page from an oUl whaler's log book. When the whale was captured, a full drawing 
 
 appears. When it was lost the tail is shown disappearing, as in lower right-hand corner. As a 
 
 reminder of the romantic beginnings ot the forerunner of the great oil 
 
 industry, whaling records possess a peculiar interest. 
 
CLhc tlrcabntiugltt, 1853 
 
 Perhaps the most famous of all the Liverpool Packet ships in the early fo's. Commanded by Capt. Samuel Samuels, still remembered 
 by many New Yorkers as one of the most celebrated deep sea skippers sailing from this port. She was originally a Red Cross Packet 
 I.iner and later in the California trade. Few ships ever enjoyed such popularity. On February 4th, 1859, she logged J i;? miles on a single 
 day's run on a fainous voyage from Liverpool to New York, completed in i j days 8 hours. She was finally lost among the rugged clitts 
 and roaring breakers of Cape Horn. Her crew was rescued. She was a strikingly handsome ship and tor years was the pride of the port. 
 She was owned by Governor E. D. Morgan, Francis B. Cutting, Daniel Ogden and others. The majority ot the 
 New York fortunes prior to the Civil War grew out ot shipping. 
 
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 that made the fifteen thousand mile run from New York to the Golden Gate in the record time of eighty-nine davs, during which she 
 
 logged J74 miles in twenty-four hours while steering northward and westward under topgallant sails at^ter rounding Cape Horn the 
 
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 To Robert P'ulton belongs the credit of the invention of steamboats. The view shows the Clermont on an early voyage passing West 
 
 Point on the Hudson. 
 
 
 
 iLlic llIln•l^'a ICari^rst iCincr, ILlu- iiiajrstir 
 
 Fulton's idea has been greatly extended ami the modern Atlantic liner is a far cr\ Irom the Clrrnidnl but a worthy successor. The 
 ship shown is the Mujeslif, the world's largest liner, 956 feet long. (I'he Woolworth Tower is "vo feet higli). 
 
^assau StrcEt, lonking ^uutli to JUall ^trcct 
 
 New Federal Resene Bank Building at left, now in process of construction. 
 
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 The building on the left is the old Middle Dutch Church on Nassau 
 
 Street, now the site of the Mutual Life. The main entrance, 
 
 on Liberty Street, of the new building of the Federal 
 
 Reserve Bank of New York directly faces the church 
 
 entrance as shown in this old print. 
 

 
 Pali Street in 1922 
 
 Trinity Church stands in the background at the centre. 
 
 From a Drauing made for the Book of I^'ezf York 
 
 Mali Street in 1S6I 
 
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 to Hanover Street. 
 
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 The residence ot Samuel L. M. Barlow on the right, Dr. Parkhurst's 
 old church on the left. 
 
 ZEljc jiUrtropolitau CLoUu-r ou the ^itc sl|oiun abobc, 1022 
 

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 The Church of the Puritans is on the left, and adjoining, Abbott's Colleijiate Institution fur Gitis, a famous young ladies seminary, 
 
 and Daniel Drew's residence above it on the corner ot l6th Street. 
 
 ILlje ^iuue Square CLuiiay 
 
JTiftl] ^facnuE, Inoktng ^outlj front 4Znb ^Ireet, 1853 
 
 At the right is the old Croton Reservoir where the Public Library now stands. Directly opposite is the block between 42nd and 41st 
 
 Street now covered with modern skyscrapers. The little building opposite the 40th Street corner of the Reservoir was the Croton Cottage 
 
 a popular road house at the time. Building lots could then be bought in this section tor a thousand dollars and less. 
 
 ConUmporary viea; by It'atl, drawn from Lattiitg's Observatory opposite the Crystal Palace on 42nd Street 
 
ififtli i\lunuir frniii ILltli to •12u^ S'trrrt 
 
 The dill Cri)ton Reservoir tiKit stood on the two blocks on Fifth Avenue, 40th to 42nd Streets, built in 1842. This marked the first 
 
 introduction of running water into the houses of New York. 
 
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 The New York Pulilic Library on Fifth Avenue, 40th to 42nd Streets, on the site of the Croton Reservoir which was 
 
 torn down about 1907. 
 
Srijc (feran^ (Tinitral CLcrnttital Zniic alunit ISoS 
 
 The building at the left was the Colored Orphan Asylum destroyed during the draft riots in '63 and afterwards occupied by 
 Columbia College. The little wooden .<hack marks the site of the present Grand Central Terminal. 
 
 nil|E Oiranb QTetitral Zone (Hoftau 
 
 The main station is in the centre. The Hotel Commodore is at the right; the Biltmore at the left. Park .'\venue viaduct in the fore- 
 ground at the left, crossing over 42nd Street, and connecting Park .'\ venue which continues back of the Terminal. 
 
Qlhc "Sqitattcrs" 
 
 All the region north ot 42ni.l Street wa<; a rocky neighborhood, tenanted by "Squatters," who put up a great battle when the work of 
 
 building the Grand Central began. These Squatters had a precarious existence and depended on goats tor a considerable part of their 
 
 living. They were a unique feature in upper S'ew ^'ork tor many years. It was a wild country north ot 4;nd Street in the 6o's and these 
 
 rookeries coverecl .ill of what is ntnv Central Park and alfing Fitth .Avenue east, as well as 42nd Street. 
 
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 Not far from the rocks and shanties ot 42nd Street on the east rose this palace of Industrial -Arts on the west side of 42nd Street on 
 what is now Bryant Park. It was known as the Crystal Palace and was the forerunner of all the expositions and world's I'airs 
 that have since succeeded. It was erected in 185^1 with P. T. Barnum as president ami Washington Irving among the directors. It 
 caught fire one atternoon in '55 and was burned to the ground. -At the extreme right is the Croton Reservoir, Fitth .Avenue 
 
 and 42ntl .Street, shown on an earlier page. 
 
42txb ^Strri't ;tm> JWjxbison Aluntnc aluntt 1864 
 
 This is the corner of 42nd Street and Madison Avenue, about 1864, as it appeared while occupied by Dr. Tyng's Chapel. The tlepot was 
 not yet built. A wood-burning locomotive can be seen in the distance at the right where the Grand Central Terminal now stands. 
 
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 42^t^ S>trect unit 4Mabisnn iVlieitue (Enbau 
 
 The corner of 42nd Street and Madison Avenue as it is today, showing a 25-story building in place ot Dr. Tyng's little chapel and the 
 great station of the New York Central in the distance where the locomotive is in the upper picture. The Hotel Commodore at the right. 
 
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 ;irk Avenue north of the Grand Central, between 5jrd and 57th Streets, while the tracks were still mi the 
 street level, about 1 870. Steinway's Piano hictorv and other buildings were removed to make room 
 tor the present spleruiki apartment houses. 
 
 It is now one ot the most 
 
 lighly developed residential sections in town. At the right is St. Bartho 
 churches in New York. .-Adjoining it is the Ambassador Hotel. 
 
 li the best known 
 
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 ILonking S>outl| on 3[tftl} ^bcitue frotit about 63rJl S'trett to 54tlj 
 
 The large luiiKling at right is St. Luke's Hospital and Columbia College is at left. The dirt road is Fifth Avenue. The small wooilen 
 building in centre on the Avenue is the New York Skating Club. The Leno.x farm is at the left. 
 
 From I'uhntines Manual, iSjiQ 
 
 Rooking ^cutl] on iTtftl] Afacnuc (Eobay front tljr CConirr of li3rii ^'trcct 
 
Jiftlj Atienne at 51tlt Street, IS7Q 
 
 Showing Robert Bonner's oKl stable at left ami the rear of 
 St. Lulce's Hospital. 
 
 jfiftlt J\tinmp, lookiim ^'ortli frnni 
 j4tl! ta jfltli Street, ISiiu 
 
 .Steeple of St. Thomas' Church in centre. The quier 
 
 atmosphere of this residential street in the nineties is 
 
 little different from the peacetulness indicated 
 
 in the picture above. 
 
 tCunluug ^'ortl| from 51st ^trrct 
 
 The .Avenue trom St. Patrick's Cathedral to sQth 
 Street. The -Avenue today is one of the great 
 cosmopolitan streets of the world. The building 
 at right is the Union Club. 
 
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 34th Street and Sixth Avenue showing Gimbel's, Macy's, Herald Building and McAlpin Hotel. The Times Building is in the 
 
 background to the left- 
 
 Slje ®l]eatrical Jltstrirt 
 
 Looking down town from 48th Street to the Times Building, shown in centre at 42nd Street. 
 
Fairchild Aeriul Camera Corp. Taken frotn an altitude oj J.ooofeet 
 
 One of the most remarkable views ever taken of New York. It shows the geograph- 
 ical location of the Islam! lying between the East River — which is in fact an arm 
 of the seaseparating Manhattan from Longlslaml — and the Hudson River. All the 
 great Atlantic Liners have their docks on the Hudson River. Steamers for South 
 and Central America, Bahama and the West Indies are mainly in the East River. 
 
 NEW YORK FROM Tif 
 
 Of the many bridges and tunnels which connect the island with the mainlantl ; 
 different points, three bridges are shown. The one in the immediate foreground i 
 the Williamsburg; the next, Manhattan, and the most distant, the firsthand be; 
 known of all, the famous old East River, or Brooklyn Bridge. The tall buildint 
 in center are largely in the financial and business district downtown; the low-lyin 
 
I SKY ' OCTOBER 1922 
 
 buildings close to the East River in the main part of the picture, make up the much 
 talked of East Side. A considerable portion of Brooklyn is shown in the left fore- 
 ground; the bend in river at the left leads to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Above it 
 is an important business and manufacturing district in Brooklyn ending with the 
 bonded warehouses just below the "Heights." Governor's Island is seen at the 
 
 left with the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in the Harbor just beyond. In the 
 upper portion a considerable part of New Jersey is shown. Jersey City faces New 
 York. A wide section peopled by commuters lies in the upper distance. The picture 
 thus includes an important section of the metropolitan area, a territory of about 600 
 square miles with a population of over 8,000,000 and over 500 miles of waterfront. 
 
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 The I'latiron Buili-ling, Broadway, Filth Avenue anU Madison Square at 2jrd Street. 
 
 l\cai^lnltiaI ^ertum of iRftli Alunuic 
 
 Ippcr Fifth Avenue at both Street oviposite Central Park, showing the Metropolitan Club at the right and private residence 
 and apartment houses which begin here ami end at Osth Street, all facing Central Park. 
 
QII]C PrimsyHjania 5'tattoii oit ^eiieittlj ^&ennc lietfuccit 3ntlf mib 34tl] Streets 
 
 This great structure represents a striking combination of engineering and artistic skill. It connects New York with Long Island 
 and the South bv means of tunnels. The main room is one ot the notable architectural achievements of America. 
 
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 31\illersi^c Urtlie, looking Nortl] from T^nb Street 
 
 The building at the right wirh lawn in front is the residence of Mr. Charles M. Schwab. 
 
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 The northern end of Manhattan Island still retains all its bucolic simplicity, and presents a striking contrast to the 
 cloud-piercing structures that mark its southern end. 
 
 iLoluer Jznb of 4HanIiattau 3lslanb liy Nigljt 
 
 Few more dramatic contrasts can be imagined than between the extreme upper and lower ends of Manhattan Island 
 
 as depicted in the views presented on this page. 
 
Up Broadway from the Battery. 
 
 The End of the Ishind. 
 
 The Financial Section from the Hudson. 
 
 The Woolworth, Singer and Equitable Skyscrapers. 
 
 Looking North. 
 
 A Glimpse of the East River. 
 
 ^cropIitnE 3iltE&JS of 'Neiv ^ork 
 
 Some Aeroplane views in the canyon section of down town New York taken by Major Maxwell. In the second view from the top on the left 
 is shown the Passenger Flyer used to show visitors over the City or to make special trips to nearby resorts. 
 
 Photographs copyright by Major llamitton Maxwell 
 

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 »*.-^ The Cathedral of St. John the Divine on 
 Morningside Heights, as it will appear 
 
 "fTit™"''!^ when completed. 
 
 ^t. Patrick's QIatljebral 
 
 St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue 
 between 49th and 50th Streets. 
 
CCnlmitlna llnilicrsity at ^rD^l^lllay aiib llGtlj direct 
 
 The service of the great popular universities of the Middle Ages is paralleled by this institution with its enrollment of jl,ooo. Established 
 
 as Kings College in 1754. The College grounds cover many blocks. 
 
 ■QIIic ^letropoHtan ^Huseiim of ^rt 
 
 Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street. One of New York's greatest attractions for the visitor. 
 
 (Lbc JVutrrtran ^Huscum of iVatural Itistoru 
 
 At 77th Street and Central Park West. A marvelous collection of everything pertaining to its special field. 
 
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 Ctontitt's ®omb, Ju&rrsibe Unlir 
 
 The Tomb of General Grant in Riverside Drive, I2ist Street and Hudson River. Erected by popular subscription. 
 
 In the Quadrangle on Broadway between 1 55 th and 1 56th Streets and Riverside Drive is the famous Museum of the Hispanic Society; 
 
 the American Geographical Society, the Numismatic Society, the American Indian Museum, Heye Foundation and the 
 
 American Academy of Arts and Letters. This view shows the Broadway frontage. 
 
The celebrated Hall of Fame presented by Helen Gould, in New York University at L'niversity Heights 
 
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 The College of the City of New York, originally known as the "Free Academy." The largest free institution for higher education 
 
 maintained bv anv citv in the world. Enrollment over 17,000. 
 
JV f^tgl;t %heiv of t(]c (City from tljc ^ast J\iti£r 
 
 ^ ^igljt ^Jlliefa, Jfiftl] JV6enuc mxb (Hentral |Jark 
 
iljestcr Street iFisli ^Harkrt 
 
 The great open air markets of the East Side. A view of the fish market in Hester Street. This is the type, little altered to this day, 
 
 of the earliest markets in the world. 
 
 All sorts of merchandise is sold by the pushcart vendors — hats, coats, dry goods, groceries, fruit, vegetables, etc. 
 
 This is a scene in Essex Street. 
 
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 On the way to West Point. Steamer Jrashingloti Irving in the Highlamis ot the Hudson. 
 
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 Birds of prey build their nests around the crags of the Pahsades. .A scene on the way to West Point. 
 
 Courtesy American Museum oi Natural History 
 
THE CREED OF NEW YORK 
 
 By Bri'ce Barton 
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 I AM NEW YORK AND THIS IS MY CREKD 
 
 1 am Ne^v^'ork; all mtMi know my lame and outward aspect, but 
 few there are who know my heart. 
 
 Not out of mv own loins have my people come. They make their 
 wav to me from the East, across the ocean, where the Statue in 
 mv harbor lights their spirits with tresh hope. 
 
 From the West, and South, and North, from every farm and vil- 
 lage, where clean-hearted, clear-eyed boys and girls have 
 turned their faces toward me as the home of opportunity. 
 
 Thev are the builders who have made me great; and on what 
 foundation stones, think you, have they built? 
 
 On Money? On Commerce? On Trade? 
 
 They have wrought with materials more eternal. 
 
 Thev have laid my foundations on Faith, and fashioned my great- 
 ness with Honor and the Plighted Word. 
 
 In my markets millions in gold pass back and forth upon the firm 
 securitv of men's trust in one another. 
 
 When I give my word I do not falter. From every corner of the 
 nation men have gone forth, relying on the promise of that 
 word, to stretch great railroads across the continent; to open 
 mines and rear new cities on the unbroken plains. 
 
 I am New York, the dwelling place of honor. 
 
 "A citv that hath foundations," whose cornerstone is Faith. 
 
 This expression of the spirit of Xew York was wrillen iircier 
 the inspiration of a 11' ar L oan Campaign, and xi-as 'xije/y used 
 as one of the advertisements of the Liberty Loan Committee in 
 New York during the P'ictory Loan. 
 
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 OFFICERS OF 
 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION 
 
 JuMN H. pLf I K [IIR 
 
 First Vice-Preaideiu 
 
 Thom \s R. McAdams 
 president 
 
 Walter W. Head 
 Second V'ii-e-President 
 
 General Counsel 
 
 F. N. Shef-iierd 
 F.xecutive Manager 
 
 William G. Fitzwilson 
 Secretary 
 
 GiOG^ GiOG<OG<OG<OGiOGiOGiOGiOG<00<OGiOGiOOiO^ 
 
FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 
 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION 
 
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 COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED 
 
 James S. Alexander 
 C. A. AusTix 
 J. Howard Ardre^' 
 Andrew D. Baird 
 George F. Baker 
 Stephen Baker 
 LeRoy W. Baldwin 
 Samuel G. Bavne 
 Howard F. Beebe 
 Walter M. Bennet 
 F.Li H. Berxheim 
 C. A. BooDv 
 
 F. C. Bridgman 
 Louis V. Bright 
 Mortimer N. Buckner 
 S. S. Campbell 
 
 J. H. Case 
 Orion H. Cheney 
 Hubert Ch.lis 
 L. L. Clarke 
 Henry J. Cochran 
 Edwin W. Coggeshall 
 W. P. Conway 
 Seymour L. Cromwell 
 
 G. ^^'. Davison 
 Fdward C. Delafield 
 Richard Delafield 
 H. M. DeMott 
 William J. Di ane 
 Clarence S. Dunning 
 J. D. Fairchii.d 
 William Feick 
 George W. Felter 
 
 E. Hayward Ferry 
 
 Seward Prosser, Chairman 
 
 John W. Fraser 
 Walter E. Frew 
 Charles Froeb 
 John H. Fulton 
 Harvey D. Gibson 
 G. E. Gregory 
 Herbert L. Griggs 
 Crowell Hadden 
 Jos. W. Harriman 
 Theodore Hetzler 
 F. F. HiNE 
 Herbert P. Howell 
 Joseph Huber 
 Brian G. Hughes 
 Pierre Ja\' 
 Percy H. Johnston 
 Nathan S. Jonas 
 Raymond E. Jones 
 Louis G. Kaufman 
 Clarence H. Kelsey 
 Fred L Kent 
 Willard V. King 
 Alexander P. W. Kinnan 
 William E. Knox 
 Herman D. Kountze 
 Ai.viN W. Krech 
 F. P. Mavnard 
 Gates W. McGarrah 
 John McHugh 
 Samuel McRorerts 
 Samuel H. Miller 
 Charles E. Mitchell 
 J. P. Morgan 
 William A. Nash 
 
 Charles J. Orermaver 
 James H. Perkins 
 Lewis F. Pierson 
 John W. Flatten 
 Ruel W. Poor 
 William C. Potter 
 Henry H. Powell 
 John J. Pulleyn 
 William F. PuRD^■ 
 Jacks(jn F. Reynolds 
 Harold C. Richard 
 
 F. A. Richards 
 
 \\lLLIAM J. RoOME 
 
 Charles H. Sabin 
 Ernest K. Satteri.ee 
 Henry Sayler 
 J. Louis Schaefer 
 Edward W. Sheldon 
 W^illiam a. Simonson 
 Samuel Sloan 
 
 G. Foster Smith 
 Sanger B. Steel 
 John A. Stewart 
 Walter C. Stokes 
 Benjamin STRON<i 
 Eric P. Swenson 
 Gilbert G. Thorne 
 Edward Townsend 
 William E. Trotter 
 Arthur S. \'an \\'i\kle 
 Felix KF Warbur(; 
 Harr'i F. Ward 
 Albert H. \Viggin 
 William Woodward 
 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
 
 Walter E. Frew, Chairman 
 
 James S. Alexander Henrv J. Cochran Thomas W. Lamont Mrs. DwightW. Morrow Jackson E. Reynolds 
 
 Stephen Baker Harvey D. Gibson Gates VV. McGarrah Lewis E. Pierson Albert H. Wiggin 
 
 Mortimer N. Buckner Percy H. Johnston Charles E. Mitchell William C. Potter William Woodward 
 
 Guy Emerson, Executive Manager 
 
 James S. Alexander 
 Charles E. Mitchell 
 
 FINANCE COMMITTEE 
 
 Gates W. McGarrah, Chairman 
 
 William C. Potter 
 Jackson E. Reynolds 
 
 Albert H. Wiggin 
 William Woodward 
 
 ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE 
 
 Henry J. Cochran, Chairman 
 
 MUSIC COMMITTEE 
 
 SMOKER COMMITTEE THEATRE COMMITTEE 
 
 Theodore Hetzler, Chairman George B. Mallon, Chairman Oscar Cooper, Chairman 
 
 Ernest K. Satterlee Oscar E. Dooly Arthur W. Loasby Frank K. Houston 
 
 Sanger B. Steel Henry P. Turnbull Paul Sturtevant 
 
 SPEAKERS COMMITTEE 
 
 C. H. Marfield, Chairman 
 
 H. L. Bogert, Jr. 
 
 BALL COMMITTEE 
 
 Edward C. Delafield, Chairman 
 
 Chellis a. Austin 
 
 C. H. Murphey 
 
 Samuel McRoberts 
 
 Lewis E. Pierson 
 
 WEST POINT COMMITTEE 
 
 Edwin A. Fish, Chairman 
 
 Walter H. Bennett 
 
 Hugh H. McGee 
 
 Henry A. Patten 
 
 F. T. Walker 
 
 TRANSPORTATION 
 COMMITTEE 
 
 Harris A. Dunn, Chairman 
 
 Alfred C. Andrews 
 
 Norborne p. Gatling 
 
 GOLF COMMITTEE 
 
 Mortimer N. Buckner, Chairman 
 
 Robert I. Barr 
 F. N. B. Close 
 
 E. Leighton de Forest 
 John H. Fulton 
 
 Percy H. Johnston 
 Arthur W. Loasby 
 
 Samuel McRoberts 
 Harold Stanley 
 
 Charles F. Junod 
 
 HOTEL COMMITTEE 
 
 Harvey D. Gibson, Chairman 
 Edwin R. Kenzel James H. Perkins 
 
 E. C. Wagner 
 
 COMMITTEE ON CONVENTION INFORMATION 
 
 Guy Emerson, Chairman 
 Grosvenor Farwell Shepard Morgan George E. Roberts Francis H. Sisson 
 
 RECEPTION COMMITTEE 
 
 Members of New York Committees Active in the Reception of Delegates to the Forty-Eighth 
 Annual Convention. American Bankers Association 
 
 James S. Alexander 
 Frederick W. Allen 
 George F. Baker 
 Stephen Baker 
 Howard Beebe 
 George Blumenthal 
 C. A. Boody 
 Louis V. Bright 
 
 F. Q. Brown 
 Mortimer N. Buckner 
 Edwin M. Bulkley 
 
 L. L. Clarke 
 Seymour L. Cromwell 
 
 G. W. Davison 
 
 Thomas W. 
 
 Richard Delafield 
 Clarence Dillon 
 Bayard Dominick 
 Allen B. Forbes 
 Walter E. Frew 
 Joseph W. Harriman 
 Charles Hayden 
 Theodore Hetzler 
 F. L. HiNE 
 George W. Hodges 
 R. G. Hutchins, Jr. 
 Pierre Jay 
 Percy H. Johnston 
 Louis G. Kaufman 
 Clarence H. Kelsey 
 
 Lamont, Chairman 
 
 G. Hermann Kinnicutt 
 William E. Knox 
 Alvin W. Krech 
 Gates W. McGarrah 
 E. P. Maynard 
 John McHugh 
 Charles E. Mitchell 
 William A. Nash 
 James H. Perkins 
 Lewis E. Pierson 
 John W. Platten 
 RuEL W. Poor 
 William C. Potter 
 John W. Prentiss 
 Seward Prosser 
 
 John J. Pulleyn 
 Jackson E. Reynolds 
 H. C. Richard 
 Walter T. Rosen 
 Charles H. Sabin 
 Charles S. Sargent, Jr. 
 Mortimer L. Schiff 
 James Speyer 
 Frederick Strauss 
 Elisha Walker 
 Felix M. Warburg 
 Francis M. Weld 
 J. G. White 
 Albert H. Wiggin 
 
WOMEN'S RECEPTION COMMITTEE 
 
 Mrs. DwiGHT W. Morrow, Chairman 
 Miss Jeax Arnot Reid, yice-Chairman 
 
 Mrs. George F. Baker, Jr. 
 Mrs. Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr. 
 Mrs. James \. Burde.s 
 Mrs. .■Arthur .\. Fowler 
 
 WOMEN'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
 Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, Chairman 
 
 .Mrs. Charles D. Norton 
 Mrs. Harold I. Pratt 
 Mrs. John T. Pratt 
 
 Miss Jean .'\rnot Reid 
 Mrs. Charles H. Sabin 
 Mrs. Reeve Schlev 
 
 Miss Margaret Rith McKixlav, Executive Secretary 
 
 Mrs. Leland Stillmax 
 Miss Ruth Twomblv 
 Mrs. George Whitney 
 Mrs. William Woodward 
 
 CHAIRMEN OK SlB-COMMriTEES 
 
 Ball Recei'tion CoMMiTiEE Mrs. George F. Bakek, Jr. 
 
 Club Dav Committee Mr^- J"'es A. Burden 
 
 Fashion Show and Tea Committee Mrs. Reeve Schlev 
 
 ( Mrs. William Woodward, Hotiorar\ Chairman 
 
 Hostess Day Committee y ^i^^_ Harold \. Pratt, Actini;, Chairman 
 
 Information Service Committee Miss Jean Arnot Reid 
 
 West Point Day Committee Mrs. Arthur A. Fowler 
 
 Women's Theatre Party Committee Mrs. Charles D. Norton 
 
 Mrs. Chellis A. .'Austin 
 Mrs. Robert Bacon 
 Mrs. George F. Baker, Jr. 
 Mrs. Stephen Baker 
 Mrs. Howard Bavne 
 Mrs. .August Bel.moxp 
 Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr. 
 Mrs. Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr. 
 Mrs. Mortimer N. Buckner 
 Mrs. Edwin M. Bulklev 
 Mrs. Ja.vies A. Burden 
 Mrs. Key Cammack 
 Mrs. .•\rthur Osgood Choate 
 Mrs. Joseph H. Choate, Jr. 
 Mrs. Lewis L. Clarke 
 Mrs. Seymour L. Cromwell 
 Mrs. George W. Davison 
 Mrs. Edward C. Delafield 
 Mrs. William Kinnicutt Drapei 
 Mrs. E. Hayward Ferry 
 Mrs. Marshall Field 
 Mrs. .Arthur .A. Fow-ler 
 Mrs. Walter E. Frew- 
 Miss \'irginia D. H. Furman 
 Mrs. Harvey D. Gibson 
 Mrs. Daniel E. Guggenheim 
 Mrs. John Henry Hammond 
 Mrs. E. H. Harriman 
 
 HONORARY COMMEFTEE 
 
 Mrs. Theodore Hetzler .Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Pierre Jay Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Percy H. Johnston Miss 
 
 Mrs. Orro H. Kahn Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Louis G. Kaufman .Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Clarence H. Kelsey Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. WiLLARD V. King Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. G. Hermann Kinnicutt Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. William E. Knox Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. .Alvin W. Krech Mrs. 
 
 .Mrs. William Laimbeer Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Gates W. McGarrah Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Hugh H. McGee Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Samuel McRoberts Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Charles E. Mitchell Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. J. P. Morgan Mrs. 
 
 Miss Ruth Morgan Mrs. 
 
 .Mrs. Willia.m Fellowes Morgan Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow- Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Grayson .\L P. Murphy Mrs. 
 
 .Mrs. Charles D. Norton Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. -A. Perry Osborn .Miss 
 
 .Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. James H. Perkins Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. I-ewis E. Pierson Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Iohn W. Flatten Mrs. 
 
 Miss Clara F. Porter Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Henry H. Powell Mrs. 
 Mrs. Harold L Pratt 
 
 John T. Pratt 
 Seward Prosser 
 Jean .Arnot Reid 
 Whitelaw Reid 
 Sa.muel W. Revburn 
 Jackson E. Revnolds 
 Howard C. Robbins 
 Douglas Robinson 
 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 
 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. 
 John D. Ryan 
 Charles H. Sabin 
 Reeve Schley 
 James R. Sheffield 
 Frederick N. Shepherd 
 Samuel Sloan 
 Harold Stanley 
 Charles Steele 
 Edward R. Stettinius 
 Leland Stillman 
 WiLLARD D. Straight 
 Ruth Two.mbly 
 Felix M. Warburg 
 George Whitney 
 Payne Whitney 
 .Albert H. Wiggin 
 Edmund B. Wilson 
 William Woodward 
 
 HOSIESSES AT LUNCHEON ON HOSTESS DA'i" 
 
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 Mrs. Charles B. .Alexander .Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Robert Bacon Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. George V. Baker, Jr. Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Walter P. Bliss Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Ja.mes .A. Burden .Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Joseph H. Choate, Jr. Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Joseph E. Davis Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Edward C. Delafield Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. Walter Douglas Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. William Pierson Hamilton Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. John Henry Hammond Mrs. 
 Mrs. J. Horace Harding 
 
 E. H. Harriman Mrs. 
 
 Walter B. James Mrs. 
 
 Otto H. Kahn Mrs. 
 
 Alvin W. Krech Mrs. 
 
 Thomas Willia.m Lamont Mrs. 
 
 Gates W. McGarrah Mrs. 
 
 William Fellowes Morgan Mrs. 
 
 Dwight W. Morrow Mrs. 
 
 Grayson NL P. Murphy Mrs. 
 
 .Acosta Nichols Mrs. 
 
 Charles D. Norton Mrs. 
 
 Mrs. 
 
 .A. Perry Osborn 
 Frederic D. Philips 
 Harold L Pr.att 
 John T. Pratt 
 Whitelaw Reid 
 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 
 "W. E.mlen Roosevelt 
 WiLLARD D. Straight 
 Carll Tucker 
 Felix NL Warburg 
 George Whitney 
 Payne Whitney 
 
 Tht Committee 
 
 ,e of One Hundred dntrer to ackno-Mtdee uM particular appreciation the ,ervices oj the tlovten, Reception CommMee and to Hale that in addition to the 
 name! printed aho-je there are 4,^n mrmlrr, of that Committee serving actively on variotK nih-committeei devoted to the reception 01 our tuem. 
 
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 Members of New York Committees Active in the Arrangements for the Forty-Eighth 
 Annual Convention, American Bankers Association 
 
 James S. Alexander 
 
 Andrew D. Baird Frederic W. Allen J. Howard Ardrey 
 
 Howard F. Beebe George F. Baker Stephen Baker 
 
 Ed. C. Bridgman Walter M. Bennet Eli H. Bernheim 
 
 J. Herbert Case Louis V. Bright Franklin Q. Brown 
 
 Henry J. Cochran Orion H. Cheney Hubert Cillis 
 
 W. Palen Conway Oscar Cooper 
 
 Chellis a. Austin 
 Samuel G. Bayne 
 Charles A. Boody 
 Samuel S. Campbell 
 Lewis L. Clarke 
 Seymour L. Cromwell 
 
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 George W. Davison 
 
 Edward C. Delafield 
 
 Richard Delafield 
 
 Harris A. Dunn 
 
 Clarence S. Dunning 
 
 Guy Emerson 
 
 George W. Felter 
 
 Edwin A. Fish 
 
 Allen B. Forbes 
 
 \\ alter E. Frew 
 
 Charles Froeb 
 
 John H. Fulton 
 
 G. Edwtn Gregory 
 
 Herbert L. Griggs 
 
 Crowell Hadden 
 
 Theodore Hetzler 
 
 Francis L. Hine 
 
 Herbert P. Howell 
 
 Harry M. DeMott 
 Julian D. Fairchild 
 John W. Eraser 
 Harvey D. Gibson 
 Charles Hayden 
 Joseph Huber 
 
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 Brian G. Hughes 
 RAYMOND E. Jones 
 William E. Knox 
 John McHugh 
 Charles E. Mitchell 
 Lewis E. Pierson 
 
 R- Grosvenor Hutchins, Jr. 
 Clarence H. Kelsey 
 Herman D. Kountze 
 Samuel McRoberts 
 Samuel H. Miller 
 John W. Flatten 
 
 Pierre Jay 
 
 Percy H. Johnston 
 
 Nathan S. Jonas 
 
 Fred I. Kent 
 
 WiLLARD V. King 
 
 Alexander P. W. Kinnan 
 
 Alvin W. Krech 
 
 Thomas W. Lamont 
 
 Gates W. McGarrah 
 
 George B. Mallon 
 
 C. Howard Marfield 
 
 Edwin P. Maynard 
 
 Mrs. DwichtW. Morrow 
 
 William A. Nash 
 
 James H. Perkins 
 
 RuEL W, Poor 
 
 William C. Potter 
 
 Henry H. Powell 
 
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 John \V. Prentiss 
 Edward A. Richard 
 Henry Sayler 
 James Speyer 
 Benjamin Strong 
 Elisha Walker 
 
 Seward Prosser 
 Harold C. Richard 
 I- Louis Schaefer 
 Sanger B. Steel 
 Eric P. Swenson 
 Felix M. Warburg 
 
 John J. Pulleyn 
 William J. Roome 
 Mortimer L. Schiff 
 John A. Stewart 
 Edward Townsend 
 Harry E. Ward 
 
 Thf Committee r^grrf thut in ajeiv instance<: photographs of Commiltef members u-ere not availabU. 
 
 AcknowUdgment is made to the Underwood l^ Underuood studios for co-operation tn assembling 
 these photographs, many of which are copyrighted by them. 
 
 U'lLLiAM E. Pl-rdy 
 Charles H. Sabin 
 William A. Simonsos 
 Walter C. Stokes 
 William E. Trotter 
 J. G. White 
 
 Jackson E. Reynolds 
 Ernest K. Satterlee 
 Samuel Sloan 
 Frederick Strauss 
 Arthur S. Van Winkle 
 Albert H. Wigcin 
 
WHAT TO SEE IN NEW YORK a?id HOW TO SEE IT 
 
 AQUARIUM 
 Battery Park, foot of Broadway. Elevated lines to Battery Place; subway to South Ferry. Building open 
 free, every day. Hours for visitors: 9.00 A. M. to 5.00 P. M. Contains one of the most complete and inter- 
 esting collections of marine life in the world. 
 
 STATUE OF LIBERTY 
 
 On Bedloe's Island, in the Upper Bay. This famous statue, the gift of the French Republic, may be seen 
 from Battery, or one may obtain a satisfactory view of the exterior and return on the same boat. Time from 
 Battery and return forty-five minutes, allowing fifteen minutes on Island. Fare round trip thirty-five cents. 
 Boats leave from Battery every hour on the hour. If ascent of the Statue is to be made, allow two hours. 
 The trip gives a good idea of New York Harbor and a good view of the skyline. 
 
 FRAUNCES' TAVERN 
 Southeast corner of Broad and Pearl Streets. West Side Subway to South Ferry, or East Side Subway to 
 Battery Place. Washington's Headquarters in 1776. Here Washington took leave of his Generals. A hand- 
 some Colonial building with historic furnishings occupies the ground floor. Good restaurant in building. 
 
 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 
 On Broad Street near Wall. Organized in 1792. Delegates to Convention are invited to visit the Exchange. 
 
 TRINITY CHURCH 
 
 On Broadway, facing Wall Street. The land on which the Church stands originally belonged to the 
 West India Company. In Trinity Churchyard are the graves ot Alexander Hamilton, Robert Fulton, Wil- 
 liam Bradford, Captain James Lawrence ("Don't give up the Ship!"), Albert Gallatin, and other famous 
 Americans. 
 
 ST. PAUL'S CHURCH 
 
 On Broadway, between Fulton and Vesey Streets. It is the rear of the Church which is seen from Broad- 
 way, as the Church originally faced the Hudson River. This is the oldest church building now standing in 
 New York. The pew in which Washington worshipped is designated. 
 
 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK 
 
 15 Nassau Street. New building in process of construction at corner of Liberty, Nassau and Maiden 
 Lane to be completed the latter part of 1923. 
 
 EQUITABLE BUILDING 
 
 120 Broadway. Largest metropolitan oflice building in the world. Twelve thousand tenants, including 
 office personnel. Estimated elevators carry 90,000 passengers every day. View from the 40th floor is one of 
 the best in the city. 
 
 WOOL WORTH BUILDING 
 
 Broadway from Barclay to Park Place, 57 stories, 790 feet above the sidewalk. East Side Subway to 
 Brooklyn Bridge. West Side Subway to Park Place. Highest building in the world. The floor area is 27 
 acres; has 34 elevators. Its cost, including ground, was f 14,000,000. Lookout Gallery on the 56th floor open 
 to visitors. Admission fifty cents. A remarkable view on a clear day. 
 
 BROOKLYN BRIDGE 
 
 East Side Subway to Brooklyn Bridge. West Side Subway to Chambers Street. The oldest of our great 
 bridges. Was started in 1870. Thirteen years in building. 
 
 ( The places listed above are all in lower Manhattan and can be seen in anywhere from two hours to half a day. Best plan to begin with 
 Aquarium and then walk from place to place in the order given, ending at Brooklyn Bridge.) 
 
 METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART 
 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street. Uptown Buses Nos. i, 2, 3 and 4. During Convention will be open from 
 10.00 to 5.30. On Mondays and Fridays an admission fee of twenty-five cents is charged; on other days, 
 admission free. This is one of the great museums of the world. It is, of course, possible to spend years in the 
 study of the great collections. However, for a casual visitor there are a few world famous features which 
 may be seen adequately in a brief time. Among these are the Egyptian Collection, the Morgan Collection, 
 the Altman Collection, and the Collection of Armor. A good plan,if possible, is to employ professional guides, 
 who charge §1.00 per hour for parties of four and twenty-five cents per hour per person additional. 
 
 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 
 Central Park West and 77th Street. West Side Subway to 79th Street, or West Side Elevated to 8ist 
 Street, or Buses Nos. 5, 8 and 9. Admission free except on Mondays and Tuesdays, when a fee of twenty- 
 
five cents is charged. Here one may see, among a great variety of features, some of the most striking models 
 and paintings ever made illustrating the prehistoric lite of this continent. There is also a beautiful collection 
 of birds and animals mounted in vivid reproductions of their natural surroundings. 
 
 (J)i ajternoon can he ettjovuhlv spent in visiling both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum oj Natural History.) 
 
 ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL 
 
 Between 50th and 51st Streets, on Fifth Avenue. Notable for its harmony of proportion and workman- 
 ship. Excellent example of Gothic architecture. Fifth Avenue Buses pass the door. 
 
 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 
 
 Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street. Building stands on partof the siteof the old Croton distributing reservoir. 
 Opened in 191 1. Contains 1,309,000 volumes and pamphlets. Also contains beautiful paintings and sculpture. 
 
 CENTRAL PARK 
 
 Lies between 59th Street on the south and i loth Street on the north, and Fifth Avenue and Central 
 Park West, a continuation of Eighth Avenue, east and west. It is the playground of the city. (A taxi ride 
 through the Park is a pleasant relief from the rush of the city.) 
 
 GR.'\NT'S TOMB 
 
 Overlooking the Hudson River at 125th Street. Take Buses Nos. 4, 5 or 8. The Buses pass along 
 Riverside Drive, one of the principal residential sections ot the city. 
 
 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 
 
 Take Subway, West Side, to 1 i6th Street, or Buses Nos. 4, 5 or 8. 
 
 CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE 
 
 In course of construction, at Morningside Drive and i loth Street. When finished, this will be one of the 
 largest churches in the world. Take Bus No. 4, or West Side Subway to i loth Street. 
 
 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
 
 Open free on five davs of week. .Admission charge of twenty-five cents on Mondays and Thursdays. 
 Take Lexington, (Fourth Avenue) Subway or Broadway, (Seventh Avenue) Subway to i8oth Street, 
 IFcst, Bronx'Park. (Be sure to go to i8oth Street Jl'est, because there is also a Station at i8oth Street East). 
 Splendid Zoological Exhibit, complete in all its details. Beautiful surroundings. Good restaurant inside of 
 grounds. 
 
 NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 
 
 Reached by Harlem Division of the New York Central Railroad to Botanical Garden Station ; by trolley 
 to Bedford Park, or by Third Avenue Elevated Line to Bronx Park. Visitors coming by Subway, change to 
 Elevated Station at 149th Street and Third Avenue. The collection includes plants from all parts of the 
 world. It is within walking distance from the Zoological Park. 
 
 HALL OF FAME 
 
 Statues and tablets commemorating famous men and women of America. This memorial is on the 
 grounds of the New York L'niversity in the Bronx. Best reached by taking the Jerome Avenue Subway 
 (East Side) to Burnside Street Station. 
 
 ROOSEVELT'S GRAVE 
 
 Last resting place of one of our great Presidents. The grave is notable for its dignity and simplicity. 
 Oyster Bay may be reached by automobile or by train from Pennsylvania Station (Long Island Side). 
 Running time for train about one hour and a quarter. 
 
 A FEW SUGGESTIONS 
 
 One of the best sight-seeing trips in New York is to take a Subway, East Side or West Side, to South Ferry; then take an up-town Broadway 
 surface car, get on the front seat and ride to ijrd Street. For five cents you will get a good idea of an interesting section of New York. Such a 
 trip would require about an hour. 
 
 If interested in New York's congested East Side, take an East Side Subway to Brooklyn Bridge, find Center Street in direction of Municipal 
 Building and walk to City Hall Place. Then to Mulberry Bend, the spot made famous by the late Jacob Riis. Then along Mulberry Street to 
 Hester Street. This is the heart of Little Italy. .Along Hester Street to the famous old Bowery. Then along the Bowery to Pell Street, which is New- 
 York's Chinatown. Then along Pell to Mott and back to Brooklyn Bridge. The walk can be made in forty minutes. It will give one a good picture 
 of New York's congested Italian section, the Bowery and Chinatown. Delegates not familiar with New York should not attempt this walk at 
 night without guides. 
 
 One of the favorite occupations of residents of New York is seeing New York from the tops of Fifth .Avenue Buses. These Buses start from 
 Washington Square, the heart of Greenwich Village, and run north on Fifth .Avenue, passing first the lower residential district, then the shopping 
 section and then the up-town residential area, which is occupied by the homes of many of .America's most famous famdies. .After leaving 59th 
 Street, the Buses parallel Central Park. The ride from Washington Square to I loth Street will be found exceedingly interesting. 
 
 The Subway Station nearest to the Hotel Commodore is in the Grand Central Terminal for the East Side Trains, and Times Square for West 
 Side Trains. From the Grand Central Subway Station a shuttle train runs to Times Square: "Follow the Green Line." Subway tare is five cents. 
 Bus fare is ten cents. Buses stop on far corner; street cars on near corner. In riding on Buses, take seats on top if available. 
 
. ivhere the Statue in my harbor lights their spirits 
 ivith fresh hope."' 
 
7 HE Committee acknowledges with cordial 
 appreciation the remarkable co-operation 
 rendered by organizations and tndi'Yiduals too 
 numerous to mention in these pages. This gen- 
 erous assistance of practically the entire city 
 indicates a spirit of cordial welcome to the 
 American Bankers Association. Without it 
 this Contention -would not haYe been possible. 
 
Compiled and arranged under the supervision of Henry Collins Brown 
 
 Editor of Vatentine s Manual of Old New York. 
 
 Press of Norman T. A. Munder & Co. Baltimore. 
 
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
 
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