View of the south and east façades of the Charles Baird Carillon Tower (also known as the Burton Memorial Tower) with the Hill Auditorium on the left, 230 South Ingalls Street, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

People:

Forster Studio (photographic studio)
Albert Kahn, Inc. (architectural firm)
Albert Kahn, Architect, Ernest Wilby, Associate (role unspecified)
University of Michigan (role unspecified)

Title:

Date:

1953

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 24.1 x 19.1 cm sheet: 25.4 x 20.6 cm

Reference number:

PH2000:0544

Point of View:

exterior view

Inscription:

stamped and imprinted - in black ink, on the sheet, verso, c.r.: "IF THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS USED FOR PUBLICATION / PURPOSES CREDIT MUST BE GIVEN TO / ALBERT KAHN ASSOCIATES / ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS / Detroit, Michigan" [sideways] stamped, imprinted and numbered - in blue ink and by an unknown hand in graphite, on the sheet, verso, l.r.: "COPIED BY / FORSTER STUDIO / DATE [10-73] / NO M9577[-1]" [stamp is surrounded by a square; text in square parentheses is inscribed; "M9577" is added by a second stamp; both the date and negative number appear over stamped underline] labelled, imprinted, inscribed and numbered - printed in black ink, on a paper label attached to the sheet, verso, c.l.: "STUDIO QUADRANTE s.n.c. / vie [sic] montepulciano [sic] 2-20124 milano [sic]"; and by an unknown hand, in red felt pen, on the label, r.: "92" [sideways] 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 / [UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN] / LOCATION / [Ann Arbor, Michigan] / DESCRIPTION / [Carillon Tower] / DATE TAKEN / [1953] JOB No. / [1906] / PHOTOGRAPHER [Multi Color / Forster M9577-S]" [text in square parentheses indicates typescript within printed form of label; "Forster M9577-S" is by an unknown hand, in pen and blue ink; label is placed sideways]

Location:

Ann Arbor; Michigan; United States;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

house
auditorium
bell tower
clock tower
university
music school
carillon tower (single built work)

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

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