The Main Hall of the New York Produce Exchange.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Harper Brothers, New York.

• MEDIUM: Engraving, hand colored,

  DATE: 1886

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 5/8 x 7 1/2" (11.9 x 19.2 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: This detailed interior view, titled "Main Hall of the New York Produce Exchange," was published in the July 1886 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine. The illustration captures the immense scale of the trading floor within George B. Post's architectural masterpiece, which stood at 2 Broadway. Completed in 1884, the Exchange was one of the most technologically advanced and impressive commercial spaces of its time, featuring a massive skylit atrium that allowed for a vibrant, sunlit trading environment. The scene depicts the daily activity of the merchant members during the height of New York’s growth as a global center for the grain and provision trades.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Financial & Commercial