South Bethlehem General Office Buildings

c. 1895

William H. Rau

Associated Names
William H. Rau

Artist, American, 1855 - 1920

The image shows two large buildings set against a sloping landscape. The horizon is obscured by the elevated ground behind the buildings. The buildings have multiple stories, rows of windows with awnings, chimneys, and decorative cornices. The railroad tracks run horizontally at the bottom of the image. The color tone is sepia, giving an antique quality. The color palette is predominantly brown. The sky is clear with no visible clouds. Trees on the left provide a touch of greenery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 40.8 × 51.5 cm (16 1/16 × 20 1/4 in.)
    mat: 45.4 × 56 cm (17 7/8 × 22 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.112.6

  • Series Title

    Property of the Lehigh Valley Central R.R. Co.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lehigh Valley Railroad, Bethlehem, PA; David J. Stone, Lansford, PA [d. 2013]; (sale, Houser Auctioneers, 22 February 2014, Schnecksville, PA); David B. Long, Yardley, PA; NGA purchase, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

bottom left, in typeset lettering printed through negative: 529 SOUTH BETHLEHEM GENERAL OFFICE BUILDINGS. L.V.R.R.

Wikidata ID

Q64170645

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