Snapshots of the Past

Cass Gilbert / F.E. Geisler, N.Y. – Antique Print

Cass Gilbert / F.E. Geisler, N.Y., [between 1916 and 1923] — historic photograph
Cass Gilbert / F.E. Geisler, N.Y., [between 1916 and 1923]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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

Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Cass Gilbert / F.E. Geisler, N.Y.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Cass Gilbert / F.E. Geisler, N.Y.

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

This portrait shows Cass Gilbert, the New York architect born in 1859, taken by the F.E. Geisler studio in New York in the years between 1916 and 1923. Gilbert was one of the leading designers of his generation, best known for the Woolworth Building in lower Manhattan, completed in 1913, which was then the tallest building in the world. Trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition, he favored classical forms and monumental public buildings, including the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Portraits like this one from his most productive years show the face of a man whose skyline work still shapes the city.

Created / published[between 1916 and 1923]
Medium1 photographic. print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910-1930.Photographic. prints 1910-1930.
SubjectsCass, Gilbert,--1859-1934.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,272 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-180795

More from the Historic Print Archive collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Snow fence which caught drifting sands and soil, Oklahoma][Snow fence which caught drifting sands and soil, Oklahoma]Honored by King Gustav--winners of Nobel Prizes for 1929 receive awards from Swedish monarchHonored by King Gustav--winners of Nobel Prizes for 1929 receive awards from Swe[Statue of Saint Cecilia][Statue of Saint Cecilia]David McKay / A.K.P. Trask, Philada., Pa.David McKay / A.K.P. Trask, Philada., Pa.[Bust sculpture of Jean Baptiste Colbert by Antoine Coyzevox?][Bust sculpture of Jean Baptiste Colbert by Antoine Coyzevox?]Welsh miners, Wales, 1950 / W. Eugene Smith.Welsh miners, Wales, 1950 / W. Eugene Smith.