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[Philadelphia, Pa., the North American and Real Estate Trust Bldgs.] – Antique Wall Art

[Philadelphia, Pa., the North American and Real Estate Trust Bldgs.], [between ca. 1897 and 1910] — historic photograph
[Philadelphia, Pa., the North American and Real Estate Trust Bldgs.], [between ca. 1897 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Philadelphia 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.)

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Two office buildings, the North American and the Real Estate Trust, stand together in this view of Philadelphia, with the Garrick theater visible at the right edge. Their tall, densely windowed facades show how the city's commercial core was reaching upward in the years around 1900, when steel framing and passenger elevators made office towers practical. The picture comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers traveled widely to document American cities and landmarks, often for promotional use. Its large glass negative, which captures fine detail in the street and cornices, offers a useful record of the downtown streetscape at the turn of the century.

Created / published[between ca. 1897 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Garrick Theatre at right. 325" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 062074. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsNorth American Building (Philadelphia, Pa.) Real Estate Trust Building (philadelphia, Pa.) Office buildings. Skyscrapers.United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan800 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70821

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