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Samuel H. Gottscho 

Samuel H. Gottscho 

As a young man, Samuel Gottscho (1875-1971) recorded the nighttime glories of Coney Island's early 20th-century amusement parks, but he became a professional success with the establishment of his own architectural photography firm in 1925. He received numerous important commissions from New York architects, developers, and contractors, including photographing private homes and major projects such as Raymond Hood's Rockefeller Center. Straddling the line between artistic and commercial photography, the collection includes not only pictures made for his commercial clients, but also non-commissioned work depicting iconic portraits of New York's changing skyline, bridges, and skyscrapers in the years between the world wars. 


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Samuel H. Gottscho 
[RCA Building]

[RCA Building]

[Photograph of the Museum of the City of New York]

[Photograph of the Museum of the City of New York]

Vista under elevated railroad at Coenties Slip

Vista under elevated railroad at Coenties Slip

59th Street Buildings over Fountain in Central Park

59th Street Buildings over Fountain in Central Park

Scene at Washington Market.

Scene at Washington Market.

Looking Down Sutton Place to Queensboro Bridge

Looking Down Sutton Place to Queensboro Bridge

[Facing south over the Central Park Lake to Midtown Manhattan]

[Facing south over the Central Park Lake to Midtown Manhattan]

From Battery Park to West St. Buildings

From Battery Park to West St. Buildings

Plaza Buildings from Central Park

Plaza Buildings from Central Park

[Midtown skyline from Brooklyn]

[Midtown skyline from Brooklyn]

Barges at Pier 6 East River

Barges at Pier 6 East River

From Battery Park to West Street Buildings

From Battery Park to West Street Buildings

View South through Loggia Arch of Barbizon Hotel

View South through Loggia Arch of Barbizon Hotel

From Roof of St. George Hotel

From Roof of St. George Hotel

Central Park West Building between two trees

Central Park West Building between two trees

From Chrysler Building Daily News Building East River

From Chrysler Building Daily News Building East River

Sherman Statue & Plaza

Sherman Statue & Plaza

[Washington Square]

[Washington Square]

From Empire State To Chrysler Building & Queensboro Bridge with shadow of Empire State

From Empire State To Chrysler Building & Queensboro Bridge with shadow of Empire State

Empire State from MacDougal Street

Empire State from MacDougal Street

Financial District from Pier 6 East River

Financial District from Pier 6 East River

From Chrysler Building looking North

From Chrysler Building looking North

Bolivar Statue & Central Park West

Bolivar Statue & Central Park West

Looking Northwest from Terrace of St. Moritz Hotel

Looking Northwest from Terrace of St. Moritz Hotel

[Central Park at night]

[Central Park at night]

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