| Description |
47 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ; 24.5 x 19.4 cm. and smaller. |
| Note |
Title devised by cataloger. |
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Collection stamps, paper labels, verso; collection stamps recto below and/or on image lower right on some items. |
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6 of 46 items printed later from original negatives in the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House and stamped "George Eastman House, Inc. Photograph". |
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Titles, dates, photographer's credits, subject designations and negative numbers inscribed in pencil and/or ink, verso; Also recto on some items below image and/or on image lower right. |
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Date stamps verso on some items. |
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"Injury noted" stamps, verso on some items. |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Summary |
General and detailed views of the Empire State Building under construction showing workers performing various tasks including positioning, welding and riveting steel, hoisting materials and supplies, and operating and repairing machinery. Also birds-eye views of midtown Manhattan showing other buildings under construction. |
| Cite As: |
Romana Javitz Collection. |
| Terms Of Use |
Apply to the Office of Special Collections for permission to reproduce. |
| Finding Aids |
Detailed inventory available. |
| Subject |
Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)
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Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
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Daily News Building (New York, N.Y.)
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Building construction.
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Girders.
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Hats.
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Hoisting machinery.
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Light fixtures.
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Skyscrapers.
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Steel.
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Steel industry.
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Trucks.
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Welding.
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Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
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New York (N.Y.)
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| Genre/Form |
Cityscapes.
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Photographic prints.
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Silver gelatin photographic prints.
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| Call No. |
MFZ (Hine) 93-6225
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| Research Call Number |
MFZ (Hine) 93-6225
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