Highest building in St. Louis, Mo. – 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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This rare historic photograph captures Highest building in St. Louis, Mo. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The caption identifies this photoprint as the highest building in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1890, though the record notes that this information comes from an older caption card and has not been verified. Around that time, the city's commercial district was growing upward as elevators and steel framing made office blocks taller than the masonry buildings of earlier decades. The print was made by Kilburn Brothers, a firm based in Littleton, New Hampshire, known for stereographs and large-format views of American cities, landmarks and streets. Viewers interested in how the skyline changed in the 1890s may find it useful for comparing building heights and street life with later photographs.
| Created / published | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Kilburn Bros. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,298 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-106011 |
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