William F. Lamb reference photographs, 1900

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
8089920 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Lamb, William F., 1883-1952
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
247 photographs
Language(s):
English .
Access:

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.

Description

Scope and content

This collection contains 247 photographs from William F. Lamb's reference files. The photographs were originally arranged into 4 albums entitled "A: Interiors, Ceilings, and Vaults" "B: Miscellaneous" "C: Details" and "D: Details and Wood." The images primarily detail Italian architecture in Rome, Florence, Siena, Venice and Vatican City.

Publication Date

1900

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

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 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

William F. Lamb reference photographs. Located in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession number--1000.086.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Biographical / Historical

William F. Lamb was an architect in the firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and served as the principle designer of the Empire State Building. He studied architecture at Columbia University's School of Architecture and at the EĢcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France.

Subject Headings

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Name
Lamb, William F., 1883-1952 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Florence (Italy) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Rome (Italy) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Siena (Italy) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Vatican City CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Venice (Italy) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Architecture -- Italy CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mosaics CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID