Caption

Library and superintendent's office, photograph, page, photographer: Edward H. Hart, United States Naval Academy, cliché maker: The Photo-gravure Co., New York (city), c. 1885 - in or before 1890, Edward H. Hart, The Photo-gravure Co., photographer, cliché maker, North America, Maryland, Annapolis, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 235 mm x width 182 mm, facade (of house or building), public library, military academy, A large tree with a full canopy dominates the foreground, its trunk and branches extending upward and outward with many thin, hanging leaves; behind and partly obscured by the tree is a multi-story brick building with classical architectural elements including a columned portico with steps leading up to it, rectangular windows, and a pitched roof; shrubs and smaller trees surround the base of the building, and a broad expanse of grass fills the lower portion of the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B02_483

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.6Mb (6.0Mb) / 13.1in x 16.5in / 3915 x 4963 (300dpi)

Keywords

Library superintendent's office photograph page photographer Edward H Hart United States Naval Academy cliché maker Photo-gravure Co New York city c 1885 - 1890 North America Maryland Annapolis paper collotype photoprint height 235 mm x width 182 mm facade of house building public library military academy large tree full canopy dominates foreground trunk branches extending upward outward thin hanging leaves partly obscured tree multi-story brick building classical architectural elements columned portico steps leading up rectangular windows pitched roof shrubs smaller trees surround base broad expanse grass fills lower portion scene