Bain News Service,, publisher.
Woolworth Bldg.
[1912?] (date created or published later by Bain)
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the
negatives or caption cards.
Photo shows the tower construction for the Woolworth Building on
Broadway, New York City, which was completed in April 1913. (Source:
Flickr Commons project, 2008)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10570
Call Number: LC-B2- 2416-14
PrettyKateMachine, Danielle317, imtopher, Raphael S. A. na Infocon, and 24 other people added this photo to their favorites.
epicharmus 65 months ago | reply
Since the Woolworth opened in April 1913, this photo would have to date some time before it.
The Library of Congress 60 months ago | reply
We'll narrow the date range and add the area of New York City from the tags!
Sam oz 54 months ago | reply
wow, very interestin pic!!!
marysz 48 months ago | reply
I wonder what building this photo was taken from . . . Look at how tiny all the buildings around it look.
epicharmus 48 months ago | reply
This was likely taken from the Singer Building, and if not that, the City Investing Building. Both of them are gone.
tfrancell 45 months ago | reply
Wow, amazing photo even in it's current condition, I hope someone will restore it a little.
tfrancell 45 months ago | reply
Also, the photo is looking North, that is the Metropolitan Life Tower (completed in 1909) just to the left in the distance. There is another photo, probably taken on the same day, at the link below, which also shows the Met Life Tower more clearly (not to be confused with the old PanAm building which is now referred to as the Met Life building). Also in that photo is the East River and Roosevelt Island on the right side of the photo off in the distance.
www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2163937214/
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mdrobinson85 34 months ago | reply
This office building was the setting for Meade Publications and Mode Magazine in the ABC show Ugly Betty.