Inventory of the Igor Polevitzky Photographs

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Inventory of the Igor Polevitzky Photographs


Overview of the Collection
Repository:	Research Center Historical Museum of Southern Florida 101 West Flagler Street Miami, FL **
Creator:	Polevitzky, Igor B., 1912-1978.
Title:	Photographs of buildings designed by Polevitzky
Dates:	ca. 1934-1965
Quantity:	3.7 cubic feet (1,233 items)
Abstract:	Photographic prints of buildings designed by Polevitzky between 1934 and the mid-1960s. Views of Miami Beach and Miami residences, Miami Beach and Havana hotels, and commercial buildings in the Miami area.
Identification:	1986-222
Language:	The records are in English.

Biographical Note

Architect. Born in Russia 1912, immigrated to the U.S. 1922, graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. Moved to Miami in 1934. Designed hotels, office buildings, and houses until the mid-1960s, when he retired to Colorado. Died 1978.

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Scope and Contents

Exhibition-quality photographic prints of buildings designed by Polevitsky between 1934 and the mid-1960s. Photographers include Samuel H. Gottscho, Rudi Rada, and Ernest Graham. Includes views of Miami Beach and Miami residences, Miami Beach hotels (Shelbourne, Albion, etc.), Havana hotels (Havana Biltmore, Havana Riviera), automotive businesses (car dealerships, gas stations, General Tires), retail shops (jewelry and shoe stores), offices (Kislak Mortgage, etc.), and other businesses (Arthur Murray, restaurants).

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Arrangement

Arranged by size of photograph and alphabetically by name of building.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

Restrictions on Use

Permission from Historical Museum of Southern Florida staff required prior to reproduction of drawings and photographs in a publication. Please contact archives staff for more information.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Persons:

Gottscho, Samuel H. (Samuel Herman), 1875-1971

Graham, Ernest

Polevitzky, Igor B., 1912-1978

Rada, Rudi, 1907-1961

Places:

Havana (Cuba)--Photographs

Miami Beach (Fla.)--Photographs

Miami region (Fla.)--Photographs

Subjects:

Architect-designed houses--Florida--Photographs

Architecture, domestic--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Photographs

Automobile industry and trade--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Photographs

Stores, retail--Florida--Miami-Dade County--Photographs

Document Types:

Photographic prints

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8 x 10 and Smaller Photographs
Box	Folder	Contents
1	1	1150 Building
	2	Admiration Shops
	3	Alan residence
	4	Albion Hotel
	5	Altman residence
	6	Bass residence
	7	Bradshaw residence
	8	Braznell residence
	9	Breakers Apartments
	10	Building for Virco, Inc.
	11	Carleton Terrace Hotel
	12	Center Building/Sirkin Complex
	13	Coral Park Development
	14	Corbin residence
	15	Crouse residence
	16	Darsky residence
	17	Dorigo residence
	18	Dryston Apartments
	19	General Tire Building
	20	Gibbs residence
	21	Gold Coast Apartments
	22	Golden Gate Hotel
2	1	Golden Strand Hotel
	2	Goldstein residence
	3	Greif residence
	4	Gulf Gas Station Project
	5	Havana Biltmore Hotel
	6	Havana Riviera Hotel
	7	Heller residence
	8	Hirsch residence
	9	Hobbs residence
	10	Jewish Community Center
	11	Jewelry Store Projects
	12	Key Biscayne Yacht Club
	13	La Salle Studios
	14	London residence
	15	Low rent Housing
	16	Mardi Gras Motel
	17	Miller residence
	18	Misc. Apartments
3	1	Misc. Commercial Projects
	2	Misc. Commercial Projects
	3	Misc. Commercial Projects
	4	Misc. Housing Projects
	5	Misc. People shots and bios
	6	Misc. Restaurant Projects
	7	Misc. School Projects
	8	Misc. Shoe Store Projects
	9	Morton residence
	10	Nasco Office and Warehouse
	11	Nolan Brown Cadillac
	12	Patterson residence
	13	Pickin Chicken Restaurant
	14	Plaza Building
	15	Projects for T. J. Murrell
4	1	Quitman Boat House
	2	Roesing residence
	3	Rosen residence
	4	S. Miami Lutheran Church
	5	Schulman residence
	6	Sea Tower Apartments
	7	Sea View Realty Building
	8	Sea View Realty Building
	9	Shelbourne Cabana Club
	10	Shelbourne Hotel
	11	Spaid Realty
	12	Tegucigalpa Hotel model
	13	The Continental
	14	Town and Beach Club
	15	Travers residence
	16	Tropical Chevrolet
	17	Unidentified residence
5	1	Unitarian Church
	2	Various Retail Centers
	3	Waldorf residence
	4	Walston and Co. Building
	5	Walston and Co.
	6	Weinstein Office Building
	7	Weiss Apartment Building
	8	Weiss Ranch House
	9	Windrift Motel
	10	Wohl Studio Apartments
	11	Yount residence
	12	Zivitz residence
	13	Zworkyn residence


11 x 14 Photographs
Box	Folder	Contents
6	1	Adams residence
	2	Admiration Shops
	3	Alan residence
	4	Albert's Jewelry Store
	5	Altman residence
	6	Arthur Murray Building
	7	Bass residence
	8	Biscayne Blvd. Lutheran Ch.
	9	Biscayne Federal Savings
	10	Brady residence
	11	Brandeis Building
	12	Building for Virco, Inc.
	13	Bunche Park High School
	14	Burns residence
	15	Cabana Club for H. Sirkin
	16	Carleton Terrace Hotel
	17	Center Building/Sirkin Complex
	18	Cobbs Country Store
	19	Corbin residence
	20	Country Club Garden Apartments
	21	Crouse residence
	22	Dorigo residence
	23	Dryzer Apt. Building
	24	Frank and Bun Restaurant
	25	Freedman residence
	26	Freeman residence
	27	General Tire Store
	28	Golden Gate Hotel
	29	Golden Strand Hotel
	30	Goldstein residence
	31	Greif residence
	32	Gulf Gas Station Project
	33	H. W. Virgin Med. Building
	34	Hartman residence
	35	Havana Biltmore
	36	Havana Riviera Hotel
7	1	Heller residence
	2	Hertz Motors
	3	Hirsch residence
	4	Hyde residence
	5	Joshua Co. Building
	6	Just Gas Station
	7	Key Biscayne Yacht Club
	8	Kislak Mortgage Co.
	9	Kolber residence
	10	Levantin residence
	11	London residence
	12	Mayo residence
	13	Mesrobian residence
	14	Miami Central High School
	15	Misc. Commercial Projects
	16	Misc. Commercial Projects
	17	Misc. Commercial Projects
	18	Misc. Housing Projects
	19	Misc. Shoe Store Projects
	20	Nasco Office and Warehouse
	21	Nolan Brown Cadillac
	22	North Miami Beach Info Center
	23	Photo of David Johnson
	24	Plaza Building
	25	Quitman Boat House
	26	Roesing residence
	27	Rose residence
	28	San Juan Motors
8	1	Schulman residence
	2	Sea Tower Apartments
	3	Sea View Realty Building
	4	Sea View Realty Building
	5	Shaye residence
	6	Shelbourne Cabana Club
	7	Shelbourne Hotel (and Apts.)
	8	Shop and Store Projects
	9	Sokol residence
	10	Spring Tide
	11	Turner residence
	12	Unidentified residence
	13	Unitarian Church
	14	Various Retail Centers
	15	Walston and Co. Building
	16	Walston and Co.
	17	Weymer and Martin apartments
	18	Windrift Motel
	19	Wohl residence
	20	Wohl Studio Apartments
	21	Yount residence
	22	Zivitz residence


16 x 20 and Mounted Photographs
Box	Folder	Contents
9	1	Albion Hotel
	2	Albion Hotel
	3	Arthur Murray Building
	4	Atlantis Hotel (Balkan room)
	5	Award for Housing Project
	6	Benson residence
	7	Block residence
	8	Cobbs Country Store
	9	De Pinna Store Building
	10	Golden Gate Hotel
	11	Golden Strand Hotel
	12	Greenwald residence
	13	Greif residence
	14	Gulf Gas Station Project
	15	Gulf Hotel Project
	16	Heller residence
	17	Lincoln Center
	18	Mills residence
	19	Misc. Photos and Negatives
	20	Polevitzky residence
	21	Reinhold residence
	22	Rosen residence
	23	Saks Fifth Avenue Store
	24	Sea Tower Apartments
	25	Shelbourne Hotel (and Apts.)
	26	Skyrock residence
	27	Springtide Apartments
	28	Tile design for Miller/Minich
	29	Triton Hotel
	30	Various Retail Centers
	31	Windrift Motel


20 x 24 and Mounted Photographs
Box	Folder	Contents
10	1	Arthur Murray Building
	2	Brady residence
	3	Dorigo residence
	4	Duval Jewelry Store
	5	General Tire Building
	6	Gold Coast Apartments
	7	Golden Strand Hotel
	8	Miami Central High School
11	1	Miracle Building
	2	Misc. Shoe Store Projects
	3	Pickin Chicken Restaurant
	4	Plaza Building
	5	Schulman residence
	6	Seven Seas Restaurant
	7	Shelbourne Hotel (and Apts.)
	8	Skylake Project
	9	Travers residence
	10	Weiss Ranch House
	11	Wohl Studio Apartments
	12	Zimmerman residence

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Table of Contents

Inventory of the Igor Polevitzky Photographs

Overview of the Collection

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on Use

Index Terms

Persons:

Places:

Subjects:

Document Types:

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Acquisition Information

Container List