Woolworth Building from Municipal Building, New York City – Historic Photograph Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Woolworth Building from Municipal Building, New York City. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Woolworth Building from Municipal Building, New York City
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From the Municipal Building across City Hall Park, the Woolworth Building appears as a skyline landmark rather than a street-level facade. Cass Gilbert designed the tower, completed in 1913, in Gothic-inspired terra cotta, and its height and ornament made it one of the most recognizable structures of its era. Frank Woolworth, whose five-and-dime stores built his fortune, financed the building, which held the title of world's tallest for several years. Irving Underhill made this view around 1922, when the lower Manhattan towers were shaping the city's silhouette.
| Created / published | c1922. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Copyright by Irving Underhill. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; New York--New York City--Buildings--Woolworth; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,130 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-170830 |
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