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McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 207

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 207
Description
Caption: "Woolworth Bldg. Broadway, N.Y. Aug. 8, 1934." Bird's eye view of a portion of New York City, with the Woolworth Building at the left. Constructed between 1910 and 1920 and designed by architect Cass Gilbert, the Neo-Gothic building was once the tallest in the world at 792 feet.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
New York City, New York
Date
8/8/1934
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb11-207
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Woolworth Building, New York City
Type
Still Image