C. D. Arnold photographic collection, 1892-1901

Creator:

Arnold, C. D. (Charles Dudley), 1844-1927

Extent:

102 photographs

Language:

English .

Scope and content:

The Charles Dudley Arnold photographic collection is composed of three parts. The first is a collection of 47 platinum print photographs showing views of the Columbian Exposition. These photos were formerly mounted in an album from the library of McKim, Mead & White, architects. This album was v.10 of a 14 volume "collection of albums of photographs, illustrations from periodicals, clippings and sketches depicting works of the firm," now in Avery Classics at AA 712 M195.

The second part of the collection contains 26 platinum and albumen print photographs, mounted on board, showing views of the World's Columbian Exposition. Twenty of these photographs show buildings under construction, including three views of Louis Sullivan's Transportation Building.

The third part contains 28 platinum and albumen print photographs, mounted on board, showing views of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Also included is one gelatin silver print photograph of a model of the Electric Tower, signed by architect John Galen Howard.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Dudley Arnold, 1844-1927, was the official photographer of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Collection of 47 platinum prints of the Columbian Exposition were the gift of Amherst College Library (bequeathed to Amherst by James K. Smith). Accession number--Accession number 1963.003.

Source of acquisition--Collection of 26 photographs of the Columbian Exposition and collection of 29 photographs of the Pan- American Exposition were received in 1977, when Columbia University's Ware Library collection was physically moved to the new Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library extension. Accession number--Accession number 1977.006.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Alternative form available:

Copy prints of the 1963 accession may be consulted in the Dept. of Drawings and Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library.

Other information:

Exhibitions: Picturing the white city, architectural photography from the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 : an exhibition of photographs, drawings, and ephemera from the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, commemorating the centennial of the Chicago World's Fair. Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Nov. 1993 - Jan. 1994

Avery Library's Department of Drawings and Archives collection also houses some photographs from v.2 of the McKim Mead and White albums. These photographs show the Columbian Exposition buildings under construction and were part of the exhibit, Picturing the white city.

Access and use

Restrictions:: This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.
Terms of access:: Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., Mail Code 0301, New York, NY 10027.

Preferred citation:: C. D. Arnold photographic collection. Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Location of this collection:: Avery Drawings & Archives

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