Equitable Trust Co. Bldg. and Hotel Biltmore – Historic 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.)
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Equitable Trust Co. Bldg. and Hotel Biltmore comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Equitable Trust Co. Bldg. and Hotel Biltmore
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The title pairs a bank with a hotel, so this view likely shows two major Midtown buildings sharing a single street scene, an unusual combination for a photograph. The Hotel Biltmore, which opened in 1913 near Grand Central, was one of the grand hotels of its day, and photographs from the early 1920s often captured these new office and hotel towers as symbols of New York's rapid commercial growth. The print was made by Irving Underhill, a New York photographer known for architectural and street views, and its copyright registration shows it was issued commercially.
| Created / published | c1921. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | J248345 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Irving Underhill, N.Y.C. No. B 38106. |
| Subjects | Financial facilities--New York (State)--New York--1920-1930. Hotels--New York (State)--New York--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,802 × 4,686 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220061 |
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