Photograph Studio Gebr. Dransfeld; Publisher Ernst Tremper; Carl Dransfeld; Hanover. Advertisement skyscraper; silver gelatine paper; black and white positive process; image size: height: 12.80 cm; width: 8.50 cm; inscription: recto below the motif: exposed: Hannover Anzeiger Hochhaus; architectural photography; high-rise building; skyscrapers; facade ;house; building; architecture; The photo studio Gebr. Dransfeld was founded in 1902 by the trained lithographer Carl Dransfeld and his brother; the painter Adolf Dransfeld; in Berlin and moved to Hamburg in 1904. Building director Fritz Schumacher commissioned the Dransfeld brothers to document the public buildings he had constructed since 1909. This prestigious commission established the Dransfeld brothers as leading architectural photographers in 1920s Hamburg. Among the architects for whom the studio worked were Fritz H鰃er; Martin Elsaesser; Distel & Grubitz or the Gerson brothers. With their photograph of the Chile House designed by H鰃er; Carl and Adolf Dransfeld created an icon of architectural photography. By creating a strong view from below and using a wide-angle lens; they reinforced the expressionist character of the building's top; thus contributing significantly to the popularity of modern brick architecture. The Anzeiger high-rise in Hanover was built between 1927 and 1928 according to a design by Fritz H鰃er as the publishing building of the Hannoversche Anzeiger. (Sven Schumacher)