Hotel Commodore for the New York State Realty & Terminal Co., N.W. Cor. 42nd Street & Lexington Ave. [graphic] : [working drawings] : Job no. 758 / Warren & Wetmore, Archt's. [1916-1918]

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Hotel Commodore for the New York State Realty & Terminal Co., N.W. Cor. 42nd Street & Lexington Ave. [graphic] : [working drawings] : Job no. 758 / Warren & Wetmore, Archt's. [1916-1918]

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9 photomechanical reproductions : blueprints on cloth or paper ; 109.2 x 165.3 cm. (43 x 65 1/8 in.) or smaller.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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