1930s era black and white postcard.
Front labeled "56A - Trinity Church, New York."
Obverse marked "Manhattan Post Card Publishing, Co."
Condition: unused, excellent.
The Trinity Church congregation dates to 1696, but the present building (pictured on the card) was erected in 1846. When the Episcopal Bishop of New York consecrated Trinity Church on Ascension Day May 1, 1846, its soaring Neo-Gothic spire, surmounted by a gilded cross, dominated the skyline of lower Manhattan. Trinity was a welcoming beacon for ships sailing into New York Harbor.