Untitled
Artist
Harry Cowles Mann
(American, 1866 - 1926)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1912-1917
MediumGelatin silver print on texturized paper
Dimensions6 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (16.5 × 24.3 cm)
InscribedInscription on obverse, in negative: "c H.C. MANN". Inscriptions on reverse, in pencil: "Monticello Hotel Bldg." and "Old Army Buildch (?) City Hall Ave."
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number0.861
Not on view
DescriptionGelatin silver print on a texturized background; depicts a view across downtown Norfolk. The Royster Building is at left mid-ground, and the Monticello center is mid-ground. Glue marks on back.Label TextUntitled, ca. 1912–17 Gelatin silver print (photograph) on texturized paper Harry Mann worked from the rooftops of Norfolk’s tallest buildings to create panoramic views of the changing downtown. Most conspicuous among the new high-rises was the white, 12-story Royster Building, on the left in this image, completed in 1912. In the center we see the long, three-part form of the original Monticello Hotel, which burned down in 1918. Museum collection 0.861 Exhibition History"Harry C. Mann: Norfolk Photographer," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 2, 2016 - April 2, 2017.
