Granby Street and the Lorraine Hotel, Norfolk
Artist
Harry Cowles Mann
(American, 1866 - 1926)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1912-1913
MediumGelatin silver print on texturized paper
Dimensions9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (24.1 × 19.4 cm)
InscribedInscription on obverse, in negative: "H.C.MANN". Inscription on reverse, in ink: "Tazewell Bldg - 1912". In pencil: "Granby St., Norfolk, VA"
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number0.855
Not on view
DescriptionGelatin silver print on texturized paper, depicting the Tazewell Building. Glue marks on back.Label TextGranby Street and the Lorraine Hotel, Norfolk, ca. 1912–13 Gelatin silver print (photograph) on texturized paper Many of Mann’s photographs record the changing world of downtown Norfolk in the early 20th century. Granby Street, seen here looking south across the intersection with Tazewell Street, experienced a construction boom between 1902 and 1907 in anticipation of the Jamestown Exposition. The elegant new seven-story Lorraine Hotel, at the center of this photograph, opened in 1906. It offered 160 rooms, some with private baths, at rates between $2.00 and $3.50 per night. Museum collection 0.855 Exhibition History"Harry C. Mann: Norfolk Photographer," Willoughby-Baylor House, Norfolk, VA, April 2, 2016 - April 2, 2017.
