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Elevated view of downtown Houston
Elevated view of downtown Houston
TitleElevated view of downtown Houston
DescriptionA view of Houston, looking north, from an elevated position in the Esperson Building. The Eperson Building is located at Travis Street and Rusk Avenue. The top of the Rice Hotel is seen in the foreground of the photograph. The view shows downtown extending towards Buffalo Bayou, and other development north of Buffalo Bayou.
Date1920
Genreblack-and-white photographs
bird's-eye views
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)rooftops
buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
Subject (Geographic)Houston, Texas
Original CollectionGeorge Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection, 1836-2001 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item LocationID 1970-001, Box 10, Folder 180
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File namefur289-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital