Photograph of a perspective drawing for or of the Administration Building, United States Naval Air Base, Sitka, Alaska

People:

Multi Color (photographic studio)
Albert Kahn, Inc. (architectural firm)
United States Government (role unspecified)

Title:

Photograph of a perspective drawing for or of the Administration Building, United States Naval Air Base, Sitka, Alaska

Date:

26 October 1939

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 18.8 x 25.6 cm sheet: 20.3 x 25.6 cm

Reference number:

PH2000:0403

Drawing Type:

finished drawing
rendering
perspective drawing

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

labelled, imprinted, dated and numbered - printed and in typescript and black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, c.: "NAME OF OWNER / [U. S. A. [sic] NAVY DEPT. / Naval Air Base] / LOCATION [Sitka, Alaska] / DESCRIPTION [Administration Building] / DATE TAKEN / [10-26-39] JOB No. / [1823-B] / PHOTOGRAPHER [Multi Color / (Designers have Negative)]" [text in square parentheses indicates typescript within printed form of label] imprinted - printed in black ink, in the negative, l.l.: "SITKA - ALASKA" [underlined]; and c.r.: "ADMINISTRATION BUILDING" [underlined]

Location:

Sitka; Alaska; United States;

Subject:

architecture
engineering
military

Subject Descriptive Terms:

entrances
stairs
windows
walkways
architectural drawing
administration building
office building
balustrades
naval air base

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Federico Bucci/
Gift of Federico Bucci

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