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Choir stalls, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York – Historic Print

Choir stalls, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, c[between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Choir stalls, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, c[between 1910 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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Choir stalls, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York

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This view of the choir stalls at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan shows an interior still under construction when the picture was made. Work on the Episcopal cathedral began in 1892, and the design shifted from a Romanesque-Byzantine plan to Gothic under architect Ralph Adams Cram around 1911, so the carved woodwork here reflects a building in transition. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its travel views of American cities and landmarks, recorded such sites for sale to tourists and publishers in the 1910s. Its large glass negatives capture fine detail in the carved wood and the vaulted space around it.

Created / publishedc[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 073000. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsInteriors. Cathedrals.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 786 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-73936

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