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"Girl playing the piano. Print.
Artist: Sergei Vinogradov, 1869-1938."

"Explore the Picture Collection's
newly digitized
music pictures"

Picture Collection
Mid-Manhattan Library, 3nd floor
455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street
New York, NY 10016
212.340.0878 | mmpic@nypl.org

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Comprised of illustrations from books, newspapers and magazines as well as photographs, prints and postcards, the Picture Collection is a visual resource, encyclopedic in scope and arranged by subject. Since its establishment in 1914, it has provided inspiration and visual information for a broad range of endeavors - commercial art, mass market publishing, advertising, fashion design, film, theater and popular entertainment.

Read more about the history of the Picture Collection in Worth Beyond Words: Romana Javitz and The New York Public Library's Picture Collection.

Digital images from the Picture Collection

View the Gallery Collection Guide: Mid-Manhattan Library Picture Collection
Visit the NYPL Digital Gallery to find online images from the Picture Collection.
Visit the Picture Collection Online
Historical Postcards of New York City from the Picture Collection at Mid-Manhattan Library

Picture Files

Selected Internet Resources for Picture Research