Samuel Gottscho American architecture photographs and negatives, 1925-1939
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Bib ID:
- 3460599 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Gottscho, Samuel H. (Samuel Herman), 1875-1971; Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937; Litchfield, Electus D. (Electus Darwin), 1872-1952; Atterbury, Grosvenor; Baum, Dwight James, 1886-1939; Pancoast, Russell T (Russell Thorn), 1899-1972; Weed, Robert Law; Volk, John L; Treanor & Fatio; Peabody, Wilson & Brown
- Repository:
- Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
- Physical Description:
- 30,000 items
- Language(s):
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English
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- Access:
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Collection is unavailable for use due to conservation concerns. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.
Description
Summary
Approximately 30,000 negatives and prints of buildings primarily on the East Coast, designed by various architects, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, Constitution Hall and the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., and several churches and houses, all designed by John Pope Russell; four houses by Electus D. Litchfield; houses and other projects by Grosvenor Atterbury; houses by Peabody, Wilson & Brown; the John Ringling mansion in Sarasota, Florida, among other houses, churches, and office buildings designed by Dwight James Baum; numerous houses and apartment buildings in Miami Beach, Florida, especially those by Russell T. Pancoast and Robert Law Weed; many other houses throughout Florida by architects such as John L. Volk and Treanor and Fatio; and many houses and estates located in suburbs of New York City, particulary Greenwich, Conn., Montclair, N.J., and Mt. Kisco, Locust Valley, Oyster Bay, and South Hampton, N.Y.
Arrangement
Images are arranged in the original numerical order assigned by Gottscho.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is unavailable for use due to conservation concerns. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.
Preferred Citation
Samuel Gottscho American architecture : photographs and negatives. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Gift. Accession number--1964.002.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Biographical / Historical
Architectural photographer in New York City. Gottscho was also known for his photographs of flowers and gardens.
Subject Headings
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Photographic prints |
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negatives (photographs) |
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Baltimore Museum of Art |
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Constitution Hall (Washington, D.C.) |
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John and Mable Ringling Mansion (Sarasota, Fla.) |
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National Archives (Washington, D.C.) |
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Architectural photography |
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Architecture -- United States |
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Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) |
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Architecture, Domestic -- Connecticut -- Greenwich |
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Architecture, Domestic -- Florida |
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Architecture, Domestic -- Florida -- Miami Beach |
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Architecture, Domestic -- Florida -- Sarasota |
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Architecture, Domestic -- New Jersey -- Montclair |
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Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Locust Valley |
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Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Mount Kisco |
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Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Oyster Bay |
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Architecture, Domestic -- New York (State) -- Southampton |
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Buildings -- United States |
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Photographers |
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