Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2014.018.026 |
Collection |
Allison, Howard Irwin "Irv" |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1927 |
Photographer |
Allison, Howard Irwin "Irv" |
Description |
Black & white photograph measuring 4.5" x 2.75" and depicting the 1927 construction of the Tulsa Building located at 115 East 5th Street in Tulsa, OK. The architectural firm of Rush, Endicott, & Rush designed the building, which was constructed in 1927 at a cost of $600,000. Patterson Steel Company provided the steel girders for the eleven-story building. The Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and the Tulsa Club joined efforts to finance the construction project. The image shows the steel girders in place. The foreground shows a row of parked automobiles. |
Search Terms |
5th Street automobiles Patterson Steel Company steel girders Tulsa Building Tulsa Chamber of Commerce Tulsa Club |
Place |
Tulsa, OK |