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Photo Credit: photo: M. Cook
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Woolworth Building
ca. 193020th century
251 x 202 mm (9.9 x 8 in.)
Louis H. Ruyl, American, b. born 1870
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- New York City - TGN 7007567 (“New York” preferred, “New York City” display; retained “City” for clarity)
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- skyscrapers - Use for exceptionally tall buildings of skeletal frame construction.
- plate Dimensions: 251 x 202 mm (9.9 x 8 in.)
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Louis H. Ruyl, American, b. born 1870 . Woolworth Building, ca. 1930. Etching printed in brown ink on laid paper. plate : 251 x 202 mm (9.9 x 8 in.). Sheet : 410 x 311 mm (16.1 x 12.2 in.). DAC accession number 1965.47.60. Gift of Kennedy Galleries, Inc., 1965. (photo: M. Cook) .