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A color postcard of a tall skyscraper against a blue sky.

R.C.A. Building, Rockefeller Center, New York City

Samuel H. Gottscho (1875-1971)

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1940

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by Manhattan Post Card Publishing Company

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l. to u.r. printed: 12 -- R.C.A. BUILDING, ROCKEFELLER CENTER, NEW YORK CITY

    l.r. printed: -Photo by Gottscho

    Verso [vertical]:

    u.l. printed: R.C.A. BUILDING: A Magnificent structure of \ 70 stories, is the tallest building in the Rockefeller \ Center. There are 27 radio studios in the building, \ among them the largest in the world. Its observa- \ tory roof is an expansive promenade 200 feet long.

    c. printed transverse: MANHATTAN POST CARD PUBLISHING CO., INC., N.Y.C.

    l.c. printed: MADE IN U.S.A.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.1071

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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