Empire State Building – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Empire State Building comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Empire State Building
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Dated to about 1931, the year the Empire State Building opened, this print shows the tower as it looked when it was new in Midtown Manhattan. The building rose at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in roughly 13 months, a pace that stood out even during the city's construction boom and that continued as the Depression set in. The print was copyrighted by Irving Underhill Inc., a New York firm, so it was produced as a commercial view of the city's newest landmark. Notice the stepped setbacks and the Art Deco crown that made the building an instant symbol of New York.
| Created / published | c1931. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1930-1940. |
| Notes | JO8243 U.S. Copyright Office. No. C20506. Copyright by Irving Underhill Inc., N.Y. Exhibit loan 4125-L. |
| Subjects | Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)--1930-1940. Office buildings--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,777 × 4,696 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220282 |
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