En la primera de las casas, las Twin Houses, indica que el arquitecto era Herther Brothers pero esto no es exacto puesto que esta era una firma dedicada, en el sentido amplio de la palabra, a la decoración pero que,principalmente,  diseñaba muebles. Su estudio era muy importante y trabajaba para las mayores fortunas de la época de ahí, posiblemente, que en el álbum se le cite como arquitecto.

• Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America: Herther Brothers

....The brothers used such materials as ebonized wood, inlays of ivory and gilt, and other ostentatious devices to satisfy the tastes of their wealthy clients. French, English, and Japanese influences are evident in the furniture designs.....

• A son, William Henry Vanderbilt,. 1821–85, b. New Brunswick, N.J., succeeded Cornelius Vanderbilt as president of the New York Central RR and augmented the family fortune. He gave liberally to Vanderbilt Univ., to the College of Physicians and Surgeons , and to various other institutions.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt,. 1843–99, b. Staten Island, N.Y., was a son of William H. Vanderbilt. He took over the family holdings and helped to establish   the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

• Another son of William H. Vanderbilt was William Kissam Vanderbilt,. 1849–1920, b. Staten Island, N.Y. He was a yachtsman, and his wife was a well-known society leader. 
• The fourth son of William H. Vanderbilt was George Washington Vanderbilt,. 1862–1914, b. Staten Island, N.Y. He engaged in numerous philanthropies.

 Twin Houses. Las casas gemelas Nueva York

.....W.H. Vanderbilt purchased the block between 51st and 52nd Streets in 1879, and the brownstones he built there were divided by an atrium that separated his residence from that of his two sons-in-law, Elliot F. Shepard and William D. Sloane. The twin houses came to be known as the “Vanderbilt Twins” or the “Triple Palace,” because the northern house was a double unit. W.H. Vanderbilt’s residence, (which he hoped would outshine Alexander T. Stewart’s extravagant, white marble palazzo on 34th Street,) showcased his art collection, which he opened to public viewing on Thursdays via invitation..........

Traducción libre 

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Sin embargo, segun bibliografía el arquitecto fue, Atwood en colaboracion con John B. Snook.

..........Architects John B. Snook and Charles Atwood designed twin houses connected by a glass atrium and entrance vestibule, and the famed Herter Brothers decorated the houses with such extravagance that Artistic Houses devoted 17 pages to its interiors upon their completion in 1883............

.....The structure, which Vanderbilt lived in for only three years until his death in 1885, took two years to build and involved an estimated 600 to 700 workers. .........

• the mysterious life and death of Charles Bowler Atwood

John Butler Snook (1815-1901)

 The College of Saint Rose Image Collection 

Se puede ver otra imagen de este edificio así como una breve historia del mismo.

The mansions pictured here once stood on the west side of Fifth Avenue between 51st and 52nd streets. The property was purchased by William H. Vanderbilt in 1879, and he commissioned the architects John B. Snook and Charles Atwood to design twin houses connected by a glass atrium and entrance vestibule. The Herter Brothers decorated the houses extravagantly. W.H. Vanderbilt and his wife lived in the southern house, while their two daughters and sons-in-law occupied the other. The mansion depicted on the right side of the image was also commissioned by W. H. Vanderbilt, and designed by Richard Morris Hunt in 1881. It was demolished in 1926.

• Details of the photos 

• First serie  --> Public Buildings
• Second serie --> PRIVATE URBAN RESIDENCES
• Third serie --> Suburban Homes

• Biography
  
  Complete name: Albert H. Levy (1)
  Date of birth: 1844 (3)
  Date of death: 1907 (3)
  Nationality: French (2) and (12).
  Father's birthplace: France (2)
  Mother's birthplace: France (2)
  Marital Status: Single (2)
  Race: White (2)
  Home in 1880 (when he was 33 years old): New York (Manhattan) (2)
  Arrived to the United Statesin 1873 (12)
  
  

• Work
  
  Occupation:
  - Photographer (12).
  - Leading french photographer : "Contestating images (Photography and the World's Columbian Exposition)", by Julie K. Brown (The University of Arizona Press. Tucson & London). Pag. 153. ( notes to pages 93-96). 'The response by the Ways and Means Committee of the Chicago Board to Sir Henry Trueman Wood, British Commissioner to the Fair, was reproduced along with a letter by Albert Levy, a leading french photographer, protestating the imposition of such regulations.  "Photographing at the Chicago Exhibition" American Photographer 5 ( March 1893): 135; see also A. N., "The  Possibilities of the World's Fair" Photo Beacon 5 (Feb 1893): 47-49'
  - Photographer active circa 1870's 1880's (4). In this reference he is identified as "american photographer".
  - Photographer active from 1870's to 1890's. Active in New York in 1876 and in France in 1880's-1890's (1).
  - The older picture I have found by Albert Levy has the date 1905: "Ancienne et nouvelle Mairie d'Asnières" (3)
  - He has a catalogue with all his work until 1887 with 2500 titles. (3)

Studies/shops:

- He had the following studies in New York

    - A study in 77 University Place, NY in 1870-1878 (23)

    - A study in 4 Bond Street, NY in 1880 (2)

    - A study in 34 1/2 Pine Street, NY in 1887 (3).
- At the same time he also had a study in France, 19 rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, Paris (3).
- The Bibliothèque Nacionale de France also has another reference in 1901: "22 janvier 1901, A. Lévy, 4 av. Pinel, Asnières" (3)
He is also referenced as bookseller (2).

Manufacturer:

Albert Levy is referenced as the photographer who began the manufacture of the gelatin dry plates in 1878. All references can be found in the book Photography and the American Scene. A social history (1839-1889) by Robert Taft. See  and (8) for full text.

Albert Levy is also identified as "early competitor of Eastman, NYC" (9). This reference relates also to the book by Robert Taft (10).

Editor:

The Bibliothèque Nacionale the France (2) and the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library (20) own a catalogue of 2500 titles by Albert Levy as editor in New York and Paris for Architectural photography.

Architect
There are some references that describe Albert Levy as an architect (11).

• Artwork
  
  "Today photography is universally included in the roster of the fine arts, and it is in the concept of a class of images defined as "documentary" that remains unresolved. I suggest that, while some photographs may be commission their work may wish to produce documents, this intention does not suffice to differentiate their work from other photographic images; the documentary character is not intrisic to the image. It is or is not in the eye of the beholder". Reference (17)
  • L'Architecture Americaine
    The album by Albert Levy that you are reading in this section of photocollection.alonsorobisco.es. It is a serie of three architectural albums of in the United States. You can see the complete second serie in the following link. In 1975, it was published the book "American Victorian Architecture" (19) by Arnold Lewis and Keith Morgan. In this book, the three series of L'Architecture Americaine are studied in detail.
    "In its 120 unusually fine photographs this book is a rare, contemporary look at Architecture in America in the 1870`s and 1880`s. It surveys a wide range of notable and curious examples of and interiors, concentrating on the architecture and architects of New York, Boston and Chicago. Originally published in Europe in 1886, it was one of the earliest and mos diversified studies of American architecture in th nineteenh century, an d perhaps the first recognition in Europe of the new forces emerging in American Architecture"
    The photos neither have a number nor a signature to identify the photographer. However, the research done by the authors of this book demonstrates the photographer is Albert Levy. The Library of Congress of the United States also confirms this fact.
    Nowadays, we can also confirm that these photos are part of the 673 photos from the United States included in "Albert Levy's Photographic Series" as we find out in Levy's Catalogue (3). In this case we have to highlight that the photos of the photographic series have a number which correspond to the one in the catalogue. These photographic series identify Albert Levy as the photographer. 
    
    
    
    
    
  • "Recueil photographique des nouveilles habitations pittoreques de France urbaines et rurales en pierre, brique, bois, ..."
    Another architectural album by Albert Levy that you have also in photocollection.alonsorobisco.es. It is also a three serie album with 36 photos each. The album you can see here in this web is the second serie. See the following link. The only other holder of any these series (in this case the three of them) is the "Culture France". (18)
  • Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture. Due to these series, Albert Levy is referenced as counterpart for Alinari in the United States (13).
    • Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Second Series, Country Dwellings. (16)
    • Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Ninth Series, Street Fronts. (16)
    • Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: First Series, Private City Dwellings. (16)
    • Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Fifth Series, Messrs. Vanderbilt's Mansions. (16)
    • Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Tenth Series, Sea Shore Cottages and Country Houses. (16)
    • Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Twelfth Series, Modern Street Architecture of Berlin, Street Fronts and Apartment Houses. (16)
    • Albert Levy's Photographic Series, the Fourteenth Series: Romanesque and Gothic Churches in the South of France (24)
    • Albert Levy's Photographic Series of Modern American Architecture: Sixteenth Series, American Private City Dwellings. (16)
    • Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series : Lévy, Albert. 1895 (16)
    • Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series:  Twenty-fourth series.(Berne, Lucerne, Zurich and other Swiss cities and towns) (21)
    • Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series : Thirty-Fifth Series, Sea Shore Cottages And Country Houses, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Maine : Lévy, Albert. 1895 (16)
    • Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series: Thirty-First Series, Street Fronts, Stores, Office , Etc : Lévy, Albert. c1884 (15)
    • Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series : Thirty-Sixth Series, Sea-Shore Cottages, Etc., Newport, R.I., And Long Branch, N.J : Lévy, Albert. 1895 (15)
    • Albert Levy's Photographic Series Of Modern American Architecture. : Lévy, Albert. 1883
    • Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series: 3rd series, French Gothic and Renaissance, Civil and Domestic Architecture, New York: Albert Levy, 1884. (14)
    • Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series: 33rd series, American City and Country Residences, etc, New York: Albert Levy, 1884. (14)
    • Architectural Photographic Series, city houses/Levy: 1 album, 38 leaves of plates: photographs 36x46 cm. New York, Albert Levy (between 1880-1895?). (20).
      • Signature by Albert Levy in "Albert Levy's Architectural photographic series"
        In some cases, in the Photographic series the  Photographs are titled, numbered and mounted on blue card stock. The card stock is embossed
        "Architectural & Decorative Books, Albert Levy, NY, 77, University".
       
      Having a look at some of the photos of "Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic series" (see the HALIC archive of the Art Institute of Chicago in the web for more photos by Albert Levy (look for "Levy")) we can find that some of them are in "L'Architecture Americaine", which indicates that this album may be a collection of the "best of photographic series" to show his work in Europe (because the editor is French). As this album was edited in 1886 (19), some of the dates of the photographic series above could not be correct.
  • Levy Albert. Monmory, Felix.
    Nouvelles Maisons à Loyer et Hôtels Particuliers à Paris, Comprenant Vues d'Ensemble, Plans et Details.
    Paris. 1895. 2 vols. Folio. pp. 1. Volume 1 contains 28 photographic images & 22 plans; volume 2 contains 26 images & 24 plans. Green morocco-backed boards, gilt titles on spine, marbled end-papers.
    A superb pictorial record of distinctive Parisian architecture. The list of plates details the houses or hotels on the streets, avenues or boulevards of Paris: d'Anjou, Cour la Reine, de Rome, Dumont d'Urville, Saint-Honore, Pierre Charon, Fortuny, Danton, Vaugirard, Siam, General Foy, & c. Also present is a list of the various architects involved in the design & construction: Thomas, Mewes, Lernoux, Gaillard, Sellevier, Alinot, Fouquiau, Brisson &c.
  
  
  • English cottages
    Portfolio of views of English Cottages on the South Coast of England, at Birchington, Margate, Hastings and various other tows.
  
  
  • Constructions nouvelles: (20)
    1 portfolio 2 leaves of text, 50 leaves of plates, 41 cm.
    Title on leaf 1 : Constructions nouvelles: Maisons de rapport, hotels prives: album photographique.
    Albumen silver print 36 photographs.
    Title on leaf 2  Constructions nouvelles: Cyanotypes 50 photographies par Albert Levy 
    Paris E. Ducher. Libraire Editeur (between 1885-1895?)
    
    
  • Petites maisons de campagne photographies par Albert Levy. (20)
    1 portfolio
    1 leave of text 24 leaves of plates:photographes, 42 cm
    Paris s.n. (between 1885-1895?)
    
    
  • Hotels prives en Amerique. (20)
    1 portfolio
    1 leaf of text
    36 leaves of plates:photographs, 42 cm.
    Paris Librairie de l`architecture et des arts industrielles Eugene Bigot (between 1900-1910?)
  • Habitations prives en Amerique. (20)
    1 portfolio
    2 leaves of text
    36 leaves of plates: photograhes (cyanotypes), 41 cm
  • Various houses & villas, exteriors, Midi France. (20)
    1 album
    Albumen silver print
    36 photographs
  
  Holders of Albert Levy photos:
  • Boston Public Library
  • Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library --> link
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Art
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art --> http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/department.asp?dep=19
  • Ministère de Culture France
  • George Eastman House
  • University of Winsconsin
  • Library of Congress --> They own the 2nd and 3rd serie of "L'Architecture Americaine" and they are looking for the 1st serie. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/ and look for "Albert Levy".
  • Jean Paul Getty Museum
  • University of Lousville
  • Cornell University
  • Architektur Sammlung of the Technische Hochschule in Munich. --> they own the three series of "L'Architecture Americaine".
  • Centre Canadien d'Architecture --> http://svrdam.cca.qc.ca/search/bs.aspx#s=albert%20levy&p=1&a=kw&nr=1&nq=1
  • Art institute of Chicago:  More images by Albert Levy in the web!  In its HALIC (Historical Architecture and Landscapes Image Collection) collection look for "Albert Levy" and you will find 97 photos by Albert Levy. You can also check in the old HALIC link and look for "Levy".

• Unaccurate/missing data:
  
  George Eastman House estimates that his place of birth is New York and his Nationality is American. Reference (2) confirms this is not correct.

• ART INSTITUTE OF CHICHAGO PICTURES: 
  
  The art institute of Chicago-HALIC COLLECTION- has 97 photos of the Albert Levy's Architectural photographic series available online at:
  • New Link
  • Old link (browse for Levy)
  See below the complete list of vintage houses of the United States by Albert Levy in the Art Institute of Chicago:
  
  

  Residence	City	State	Architect	Albert Levy' data
  Appleton, Thomas G., Residence	Newport	Rhode Island	Hunt, Richard Morris	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 209
  Baldwin, C.H., Residence	Newport	Rhode Island	Potter and Robinson	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 154
  Bishop, H.R., Residence	New York City	New York	Clinton, Charles W.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 72
  Boylston Block	Boston	Massachusetts	Wight, P.B. (Peter Bonnett)	Albert Levy, photographer
  Bradstreet Merchantile Agency	Boston	Massachusetts	Unknown	Albert Levy, photographer
  Broadway and Exchange Place	New York City	New York	Unknown	Albert Levy, photographer
  Bryant and Stratton School	Boston	Massachusetts	Unknown	Albert Levy, photographer
  Casino, The	Newport	Rhode Island	McKim, Mead & White	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 201
  Casino, The	Newport	Rhode Island	McKim, Mead & White	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 168
  Baldwin, C.C., Residence,Chateau Nooga	Newport	Rhode Island	Post, George Browne	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 156
  Church of the Covenant	Boston	Massachusetts	Upjohn, Richard	Albert Levy, photographer
  Collegiate Dutch Reformed Church	New York City	New York	Smith, W. Wheeler	Albert Levy, photographer
  Drayton, J. Coleman, Residence	New York City	New York	McKim, Mead & White	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 73
  Girard Life Insurance Annuity and Trust Company	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Unknown	Albert Levy, photographer
  Guernsey Building	New York City	New York	Hunt, Richard Morris	Albert Levy, photographer
  Higginson, Francis Lee, Residence	Boston	Massachusetts	Richardson, Henry Hobson	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 33, No. 744
  Hutchinson, William J., Residence	New York City	New York	Post, George Browne	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 273
  Kent, Sidney A., Residence	Chicago	Illinois	Burnham and Root	Albert Levy, photographer
  Montgomery Building	Boston	Massachusetts	Cummings and Sears	Albert Levy, photographer
  Office Building	Troy	New York	Post, George Browne	Albert Levy, photographer
  Country House No.1	Beverly	Massachusetts	Unknown	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 200
  Residence	Unidentified	Unidentified	J.W. Taylor	Albert Levy, photographer
  Residence 38th St. near Madison Ave.	New York City	New York	Ware and Van Brunt	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 1, No. 147
  Residence 55th St. near Fifth Ave.	New York City	New York	Haight, Charles Coolidge	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 1, No. 133
  Residence House No. 4 12 Fairfield St.	Boston	Massachusetts	Cabot and Chandler	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 1, No. 162
  Residence 68th St. and Park Ave.	New York City	New York	Harney, George E.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 1, No. 146
  Residence House No. 3	Boston [Back Bay]	Massachusetts	Lewis, W. Whitney	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 1, No. 172
  Residence Country House No. 1 76 High St.	Brookline	Massachusetts	Luce, Clarence S.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 175
  Residence Country House No. 1	Boston [Jamaica Plain]	Massachusetts	Stephenson, H.M.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 192 or 194
  Residence No. 9	Boston [Dorchester]	Massachusetts	Unknown	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 178
  Residence Country House No. 1 76 High St.	Brookline	Massachusetts	Luce, Clarence S.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 176
  Residence Country House No. 3 101 Forest Hill St.	Boston [Jamaica Plain]	Massachusetts	Emerson, William Ralph	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 184
  Residence House No. 4  135 St.	Boston [Back Bay]	Massachusetts	Cabot and Chandler	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 61
  Residence No. 7 1 Melville Ave.	Boston [Dorchester]	Massachusetts	Cabot and Chandler	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 204
  Residence Country House No. 4	Boston [Jamaica Plain]	Massachusetts	Stephenson, H.M.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 189
  Residence House No. 1	Boston [Back Bay]	Massachusetts	Peabody & Stearns	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, image 56
  Residence Country House No. 2	Boston [Jamaica Plain]	Massachusetts	Stephenson, H.M.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 182
  Residence Country House No. 2	Boston [Jamaica Plain]	Massachusetts	Stephenson, H.M.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 183
  Residence 340 [next door to]	Boston	Massachusetts	Allen and Kenway	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 62
  Residence House No. 2	Boston [Back Bay]	Massachusetts	Cummings and Sears	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 58
  Residence No. 7 1 Melville Ave.	Boston [Dorchester]	Massachusetts	Cabot and Chandler	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 203
  Residence 311 Saint Paul St.	Baltimore	Maryland	Cassel, Charles E.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 60
  Country Residence	Beverly	Massachusetts	Cabot and Chandler	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 206
  Residence	Newport	Rhode Island	Luce, Clarence S.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 202
  Residence 912 St.	Washington	District of Columbia	Gray and Page	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 64
  Residence 487 St. ?	Unidentified	Unidentified	Unknown	Albert Levy, photographer
  Residence	Cleveland	Ohio	Peabody & Stearns	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 33, No. 768
  Residence Madison Avenue	New York City	New York	Kendall, Edward Hale	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 68
  Residence 724 Fifth Ave.	New York City	New York	McKim, Mead & White	Albert Levy, photographer
  Residence House nº 2	Newport	Rhode Island	Unknown	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 191
  Residence Fifth Avenue	New York City	New York	Kendall, Edward Hale	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 71
  Residence	Chicago	Illinois	Unknown	Albert Levy, photographer
  Residence 724 Fifth Ave.	New York City	New York	McKim, Mead & White	Albert Levy, photographer
  Residence Country House nº 2  Pride's Crossing	Beverly	Massachusetts	Cabot and Chandler	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 180
  Residence Country House No.1 Pride's Crossing	Beverly	Massachusetts	Unknown	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 199
  Residence Country House No.1 Pride's Crossing	Beverly	Massachusetts	Unknown	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 198
  Residence with store on ground floor	Boston [Dorchester]	Massachusetts	Lewis, W. Whitney	Albert Levy, photographer
  Residences Walnut St.	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Chandler, Theophilus Parsons, Jr.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 63
  Residences Fifth Avenue	New York City	New York	Lamb & Rich	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 66
  Residences 10 W. 54th St.	New York City	New York	Robertson, R.H.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 271
  Residences 32 75th St.	New York City	New York	Kendall, Edward Hale	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 276
  Residences 68th St.	New York City	New York	Unknown	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 79
  Residences Madison Ave. [possibly at E. 67th St.]	New York City	New York	Lamb & Wheeler	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 70
  Residences 69th St.	New York City	New York	Ware, James E.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 59
  Residences Fifth Avenue	New York City	New York	Lamb & Rich	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 67
  Residences 10 W. 54th St.	New York City	New York	Robertson, R.H.	Albert Levy, photographer
  Residence Goelet, Robert and Ogden, Residences	New York City	New York	Kendall, Edward Hale	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 275
  Residences Fifth Avenue	New York City	New York	Robertson, R.H.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 69
  Residences 50 54th St.	New York City	New York	Robertson, R.H.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 272
  Roosevelt, Theodore, Sr., Residence 6 W. 57th St.	New York City	New York	Sturgis, Russell	Albert Levy, photographer
  Rowhouses State St. or Hudson Ave.	Albany	New York	Fuller and Wheeler	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 57
  Sard, Grange, Jr., Residence 397 State St.	Albany	New York	Richardson, Henry Hobson	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 33, No. 759
  Stables	Newport	Rhode Island	Hunt, Richard Morris	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 208
  Stables Country House No.1 Pride's Crossing	Beverly	Massachusetts	Unknown	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 2, No. 197
  Store Building Babcock, John B., and Co. Building	Boston	Massachusetts	Thayer, S.J.F.	Albert Levy, photographer
  Store 39-47	Boston	Massachusetts	Unknown	Albert Levy, photographer
  Temple Court 119-129 Nassau St. and 5 Beekman St.	New York City	New York	Sillman and Farnsworth	Albert Levy, photographer
  Tilden, Samuel J., Residence 15 Gramercy Park	New York City	New York	Vaux & Radford	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 274
  Trinity Church, Rectory 233 Clarendon St.	Boston	Massachusetts	Richardson, Henry Hobson	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 1, No. 166
  Trinity Church, Rectory 233 Clarendon St.	Boston	Massachusetts	Richardson, Henry Hobson	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 1, No. 157
  Vanderbilt, Cornelius, II, Residence	New York City	New York	Post, George Browne	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 77
  Vanderbilt, Cornelius, II, Residence f Fifth Ave. and 57th St	New York City	New York	Post, George Browne	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 7
  Vanderbilt, William Henry, Residence Vanderbilt Twins	New York City	New York	Trench & Snook,Atwood, Charles B.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 65
  Vanderbilt, William Henry, Residence Vanderbilt Twins	New York City	New York	Trench & Snook,Atwood, Charles B.	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 74
  Vanderbilt, William K., Residence,660 Fifth Ave. at 52nd St.	New York City	New York		Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 75
  Vanderbilt, William K., Residence,660 Fifth Ave. at 52nd St.	New York City	New York	Hunt, Richard Morris	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 16, No. 76
  Wall Street  Orient Insurance Company Building	New York City	New York	Thorp, Alfred,Clinton and Pirsson	Albert Levy, photographer
  Wall Street Queens Insurance Company Building	New York City	New York	Clinton and Pirsson, Post, George B.	Albert Levy, photographer
  Winans, Ross R., Residence 1217 Saint Paul St.	Baltimore	Maryland	McKim, Mead & White	Albert Levy's Architectural Photographic Series, Series 33, No. 757

• Discovering Albert Levy
  
  Follow this link for a better understanding on all Albert Levy's findings over the last years. (or check the PDF).
  
  
• A personal view on Albert Levy's work
  
  Follow this link for a better understanding of Albert Levy's artwork, how was it developed, artistic perspectives and historical comparassions. (or check the PDF).

• Albert Levy's catalogue until 1887
  
  The Bibliotheque Nacional de France (BNF) owns the whole Catalogue of Albert Levy photography until 1887.
  • You can see full scans of the catalogue in the BNF (Gallica project)
  In this catalogue, with 2500 titles, we can find the following information:

Catalogue de  Photographies D`Architecture

Européenne & Américaine

Ancienne et Moderne 

Extérieurs
Intérieurs
Sculptures
Meubles
Décorations
Etc., Etc

Albert Levy

19,rue de la Chausee-d`Antin 19

Paris

34 ½  Pine Street

New York

Janvier 1887.

Je réclame pour ma collection de photographies, aujourd`hui composée de plus de 2500 sujets différents, et qui s’augmentera progressivement :

1º La bon choix des sujets ;

2º La qualité et la finesse des détail ;

3º Une conservation indéfinie ;

4º L`uniformité de grandeur

5º Le prix modéré

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Reproductions de toutes sortes de commande :

extérieurs, intérieurs,

meubles, sculptures, etc., etc., dessins d’architectes, etc.,

reproductions au papier Ferro- Prussiate

Prix modérés et sur demande

D`un format uniforme 20cent.   Sur 25 cent.

  
Composition

France, Architecture Ancienne
Elne, Montmajour, Arles, Toulouse ,Narbonne,, Angoulême, Albi, Avignon,  Bordeaux, Tarascon, Poitiers, Ruffec, St. Gilles, Villeneuve-les-Avignons, Beaucaire, Azay-le Rideau, Saumur, Mont-St.- Michel, St. Brienne, Angers, Rennes, Vitré, Tours, Plessis-les-Tours, Amboise, Le Mans, Beaugeney, Loches, Orleans, Beaulieu, Langeais, Chenonceaux, St. Antonin, Périgueux, Angoulême, Senlis, Chars, Laon, Crépy-en Valois, Soissons, Amiens, Abbeville, Nîmes, Perpignan, Paris.
264 photos

Versailles Vues d`Intérieurs et d`Extérieurs des Palais de Trianon
227 photos

Blois Vues d`Intérieurs et d`Extérieurs de Château de Blois
133 photos

Chateau de Chaumont
12 photos
 
Château de Chambord
23 photos

Angoulême
9 photos

Château D`Azay-le Rideau
7 photos

Château de Chenonceaux
8 photos

Amboise
16 photos

Angers
16 photos

Tours
28 photos

Poitiers
25 photos

Moisacc
84 photos
 
Montmajour
12 photos

Elne
24 photos

Arles
35 photos

Carcasonne
27 photos
 
 
France Architecture moderne
42 photos


Italie
Rome
105 photos

Florence
95 photos

Orvieto
4 photos

Pise
33 photos
 
Sienne
46 photos


Belgique
121 photos


Anglaterre
42 photos


Allemagne
172 photos


Hollande
41 photos


Autriche
78 photos
 
 
Amerique du Nord
Maisons prives
Washigton,Baltimore, Boston,New York, Philadelphia,Albany,Chicago, Cleveland, Brooklyn N.Y.,Rochester, Buffalo,Detroit.Cincinatti.
207 photos
 
Maisons de campagne
Elberon, Long Branch,Orange,Hartford,Newport, Dorcester, Pride Crossing, Jamaica Plain, Beverly fram, Cincinatti,North Easton, Milwaukee, Cleveland,Bar Harbor,Monmouth Beach, Stokem`s N.J., Manchester Mss., Longwood Mass,Cambridge Mass., Mount Auburn, o, Walnut hills, Avondale. Buffalo, Lafayette, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Mount Desert.
231 photos

Maisons de commerce et a loyer
Boston, Albany, Chicago, New York, Baltimore,Cincinatti, Pittsburg,
40 photos

Maisons de banque et de bureaux
New York, Albany, Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cambridge mass,
43 photos
 
Edifices publics divers
Baltimore, New York, Washigton, North easton, Nouevelle Orleans, Boston, Topeka, St. Louis, Woburn, Little Rock,Providence, Avondale, Haartford
72  photos

Interieurs divers
North Easton, Albany, New York, Washington,Detroit, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago
36 photos
 
Eglises etc
Boston, Philadelphia. New York, Detroit, ST. Louis, Chicago, Hartford.
44 photos


Suisse
25 photos

• American Architects in Albert Levy's catalogue
  This is the list of architects that can be found in Albert Levy's catalogue when describing the in the United States.

Maisons prives	Maisons de comerce et loyer	Maisons de campagne
Allen et Kenway	C. Peiffer	Arthur Little
Bruce Price	C.L. Carson	Bruce Price
Burham et Root	C.W. Romeyn	Burham et Root
C. Fehmer	Cook et Babb	C.a. Wallingford
C.E. Cassell	D. Adler	C.s. Luce
C.M. Palmer	H. Fernbach	Cabot et Chandler
C.S. Luce	H. Kafka	Cobb et Frost
Cabot et Chandler	H.H. Richardson	Coburn et Barnum
Cobb et Frost	J.F. Steen	E.A.P. Newcomb
Cudell et Richardson	J.M. Slade	E.P. Treadwell
Chas. B. Atwood	Peabody and Stearns	F.C. Withers
D. Adler	Potter et Robertson	G. Keller
E.H. Kendall	S.Hannaford	G.B. Post
E.T. Potter	S.J.F. Thayer	G.H. Smith
F.K. Schock	W. Schickel	G.W. Lloyd
G.B. Post	W.W. Smith	H.E. Ficken
G.E. Harney-Mckim	Maisons de Banque et de Bureaux	H.H. Richardson
Geo. Edbrook	Bradlee, Winslow et Wetherell	H.M. Stephenson
Herter freres	Burham et Root	J. Douglas
J.C. Cady	Cabot et Chandler	J.A Schweinfurth
J.G. Hill	Cook et Babb	J.A. Fox
J.H. Besarick	D. Adler	J.F. Steen
J.H. Moore	E.H. Chandler	J.G. Cutler
J.J. Flanders	E.H. Kendall	J.H. Besarick
J.L. Silsbee	F. H. Kimball	J.L. Silsbee
J.M. Van Osdel	G.B. Post	J.W.Mclaughlin
J.W. McLaughlin	G.E. Harney	Kimball et Wisedell
L.T. Scofield	G.R. Et R.G.  Shaw	Lamb et Wheeler
Lamb et Wheeler	Geo. Edbrook	Mason et Rice
Mckim, Mead et White	Hartwell et Richardson	McKim, Mead et White
Mead et Bigelow	J.C. Cady	P.J.Boticher
Peabody et Stearns	J.J. Flanders	Peabody and Stearns
R.H. Robertson	J.W.McLaughlin	Potter et Robertson
R.M. Hunt	Peabody and Stearns	R.M. Hunt
S. Hannaford	R.M. Hunt	S. Hannaford
S.S. Godley	Russell Sturgis	S.Edwin Toby
Scwarzmann et Buchman	Silliman et Farnsworth	V.C. Taylor
Sturgis et Brigham	Th. P Chandler	W. Scott et Cie
Th.P. Chandler	W.H. Dennis	W.A. Bates
Treat et Foltz	W.L.B. Jenney	W.A. Potter
Vaux et Radford	W.W. Boyington	W.R. Emerson
-W. Scott et Cie	Wheeler et Clay	W.R. Emerson
W. Schickel	Wm. G. Preston	W.Whitney lewis
W.L.B. Jenney	Edifices Publics Divers	Eglises etc
W.R. Emerson	Burham et  Root	C.H. Marsh
W.W. Lewis	F. U. Walter	Fernbach et Eidlitz
Ware et Van Brunt	F.H. Kimball	G.W.Lloyd
Wheelock et clay	Fuller et Laver	Geo. F. Meacham
Wyatt et Sperry	G.a. Clough	H.A. Sims
	G.B. Post	H.H. Richardson
	G.J. Metzger	Hartwell et Richardson
	H.H. Richardson	J. Notman
	J. C. Cady	J.W. McLaughlin
	J.G. Hill	P.C. Keely
	J.J. Flanders	Peabody and Stearns
	J.W. McLaughlin	R.H. Robertson
	JH. Wolters	R.M. Upjohn
	Kimball et Wisedel	Th. P. Chandler
	L.J. O`Connor	W.A. Potter
	McKim, Mead et White	W.W. Smith
	Peabody and Stearns	Interieurs divers
	R.M. Upjohn	A.Fiedler
	S.J.F. Thayer	G.W. Lloyd
	Sturgis et Brigham	G.W. Lloyd
	W.A. Potter	H.H. Richardson
	W.M. Poindexter	H.J. Schwarzmann & Co
	W.w. Boyington	J.H. Duncan
	Ware et Van Brunt	L. Eidlitz
	Wheelock et Clay	L.T. Scofield
	Wilson Freres	Peabody and Stearns

• References:
  (1) - George Eastman House
  (2) - 1880's United States Federal Census
  (3) - Bibliothèque Nacionale de France
  (4) - "International guide to the nineteenth century photographers and their works", by Gary Edward. (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1988)
  (5) - "Photography and the American Scene. A social history (1839-1889)" by Robert Taft. New York, Dover, 1964. 'He (John Carbutt) was preceded in this effort, as far as I can definitely ascertain, only by Albert Levy of New York, who began the manufacture of gelatin dry plates in 1878'. Page 371.
  (6) - "Photography and the American Scene. A social history (1839-1889)"by Robert Taft. New York, Dover, 1964. 'Mention of the Levy dry plates and cameras can be found in Philadelphia Photographer  v.16, p. 95 (1879). As the notice appears early in 1879 and states that Levy is well known for his dry plates, it is quite evident that he was making them as early as 1878 and possibly sooner.' Here is described where Taft found the reference. Page 503.
  (7) - "Photography and the American Scene. A social history (1839-1889)" by Robert Taft. New York, Dover, 1964. 'In fact the earliest manufacturers of dry plates (Levy and Carbutt) sold their products rather largely to amateurs. Early in 1879, Levy followed up his plates with a small camera designed for amateurs trade. This was described as “a unique little camera for dry plates- and he (Levy) offers camera and lens for $12.00 for plates 4x5 inches: For this sum a half a dozen plates, developer, pyro, and hypo are included, with full instructions for working the same". The following year T.H Blair of Chicago place on the market a camera for “amateurs photographers, college boys and artists “ which became well known.'. Page 375.
  (8) - "Photography and the American Scene. A social history (1839-1889)" by Robert Taft. New York, Dover, 1964. 'The Levy and Blair cameras brought in a host of others, and E. and H. T. Anthony, and the Scovill Manufacturing Company, among the largest or the American photographic houses, were quick to follow with similar device.' Page 375.
  (9) - Eastman-Butterfield Collection
  (10) - "Photography and the American Scene. A social history (1839-1889)" by Robert Taft. New York, Dover, 1964. '[...] credits him with making first dry plates in U.S., for amateur and personal use. Also put out #12 camera in 1879'. Page 371.
  (11) - Ministère de Culture de France
  (12) - New York Passengers list 1820-1957.
  (13) - "Photographic Documentation and : Relationships Past and Present" by Phyllis Lambert. At the beginning you can read: 'There seems little doubt that the centennial encouraged a flowering of pride in American architecture, of which the most interesting example is provided by the American counterpart to Alinari, Albert Levy, who published a photographic series on architecture in the 1880...'. See pdf for more information.
  (14) - Boston Public Library.
  (15) - Art Institute of Chicago (HALIC archive).
  (16) - Centre Canadien d'Architecture
  (17) - "On the Origins of Architectural photography", by James S. Ackerman (Centre Canadien d'Architecture). See pdf.
  (18) - Culture France. Joconde archive. See pdf for print screens of the data in the web.
  (19) - "American Victorian Architecture", by Arnold Lewis. Dover publications, 1975
  

  Por otra parte hay una publicación americana American Victorian Architecture de 1975 dedicada en su integridad a documentar todas las fotos de estos álbumes 
  (20) - Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library.
  (21) - Kansas State Library
  (22) - "Contestating images (Photography and the World's Columbian Exposition)", by Julie K. Brown (The University of Arizona Press. Tucson & London). Pag. 153. ( notes to pages 93-96). 'The response by the Ways and Means Committee of the Chicago Board to Sir Henry Trueman Wood, British Commissioner to the Fair, was reproduced along with a letter by Albert Levy, a leading french photographer, protestating the imposition of such regulations.  "Photographing at the Chicago Exhibition" American Photographer 5 ( March 1893): 135; see also A. N., "The  Possibilities of the World's Fair" Photo Beacon 5 (Feb 1893): 47-49'
  (23) - New York City directories (Levy, Albert, photographer. Books).
  (24) - Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. 2B Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University. Ithaca, NY 14853

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