Telephone building

New York Telephone Company building, also known as the Barclay–Vesey building, designed by Ralph Thomas Walker. The image follows the illustration of Eliel Saarinen's Tribune Tower design for the Tribune Tower architectural competition, and a photograph of the Tribune Tower built by John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood. The Barclay–Vesey building followed some architectural elements from Saarinen's Tribune Tower design.

Publication date: 1928-11-25

Size: 24.2 x 11 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• New York (N.Y.)

Subject(s):

• Skycrapers--New York (State)--New York--1920-1930
• New York Telephone Company Building (New York, N.Y.)
• Office buildings--New York (State)--New York--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (November 25, 1928), Picture Section/Part 1, p. 5

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg