Thursday, March 6, 2025 – THE MIDCENTURY LOOK THAT IS NOW LANDMARKS

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I WILL BE OFF DUTY FOR A TIME. HOPE TO BE BACK VERY SOON.
Judy Berdy

GREAT MIDCENTURY PHOTOS

Gottscho-Schleisner

SHORPY PHOTO ARCHIVE

THURSDAY, MARCH6, 2025

 ISSUE #1411

February 26, 1960. New York. “Incres Line Caribbean cruise ship M.S. Victoria. Dining room. Gustavo Pulitzer-Finali, designer.” Acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

September 14, 1951. “Tillett residence at 170 E. 80th Street, New York City. Dining table.” The minimalist townhouse kitchen of textile designers D.D. and Leslie Tillett. 4×5 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

March 20, 1946. “Dollar Savings Bank, Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York. Exterior, from right.” 5×7 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

April 28, 1949. “Barton’s, business at 790 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Exterior.” 4×5 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

October 23, 1959. “Bloomingdale’s, Hackensack, New Jersey. China and glass department. Raymond Loewy, client.” Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size..

January 25, 1956. “Prudential Insurance Co., Newark, New Jersey. From Public Service roof.” 4×5 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

April 22, 1932. “Ware Shoals, South Carolina. Cotton cloth printing machine from rear.” 5×7 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

October 29, 1954. “Big dining room, Patricia Murphy’s Candlelight Restaurant, Central Avenue, Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y.” Said to be the largest restaurant in the East. 4×5 negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

March 2, 1962. “New York City views. Downtown Manhattan skyline from the Al Smith houses.” 4×5 acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

June 12, 1935. “Newark passenger station, Pennsylvania Railroad. Waiting room, sunlight and passengers. McKim, Mead & White, client.” Waiting for someone to explain the plane. Large format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

Jan. 17, 1956. “Raymond Loewy’s Jaguar car. No. 8.” Happy 120th birthday to the famed industrial designer. Gottscho-Schleisner photo. View full size.

March 30, 1955. “Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach. General view. Morris Lapidus, architect.” Photo by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.

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