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Photographs of the Empire State Building under construction

Title
Photographs of the Empire State Building under construction [[graphic] / Lewis Wickes Hine.
Author
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
Publication
1931.

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Details

Additional Authors
Romana Javitz Collection.
Description
47 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w; 24.5 x 19.4 cm. and smaller.
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.
Subject
  • Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)
  • Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
  • Daily News Building (New York, N.Y.)
  • Building construction
  • Girders
  • Hats
  • Hoisting machinery
  • Light fixtures
  • Skyscrapers
  • Steel
  • Steel industry
  • Trucks
  • Welding
  • Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York (N.Y.)
Genre/Form
  • Cityscapes.
  • Photographic prints.
  • Silver gelatin photographic prints.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Collection stamps, paper labels, verso; collection stamps recto below and/or on image lower right on some items.
  • 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".
  • 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.
  • Date stamps verso on some items.
  • "Injury noted" stamps, verso on some items.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • Romana Javitz Collection.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Apply to the Office of Special Collections for permission to reproduce.
Provenance (note)
  • Transfer, 1991.
Call Number
MFZ (Hine) 93-6225
OCLC
NYPG93-F176
Author
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer.
Title
Photographs of the Empire State Building under construction [[graphic] / Lewis Wickes Hine.
Imprint
1931.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Cite As:
Romana Javitz Collection.
Terms Of Use
Apply to the Office of Special Collections for permission to reproduce.
Finding Aids
Detailed inventory available.
Provenance
Transfer, 1991.
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Added Author
Romana Javitz Collection.
Research Call Number
MFZ (Hine) 93-6225
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