Conceptually similarWalter and Leopold Damrosch New York Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, 1920 Franz Liszt letter for Leopold Damrosch, October 4, 1860 Walter Damrosch Franz Liszt calling card, 1860 Envelope for Franz Liszt calling card, October 4, 1860 Hans von Bulow, 1889 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1892 Camille Saint-Saëns, 1906 View MoreYour right to access the Digital Collections is subject to these Terms and Conditions.CH1329559 Leopold and Walter Damrosch, ca. 1880Conductor Leopold Damrosch with his son, Walter, circa 1880. The elder Damrosch founded both the Oratorio Society of New York and the New York Symphony Orchestra in the 1870s. Walter took over leadership of both organizations upon his father's death in 1885, and two years later convinced Andrew Carnegie to fund the construction of a home for the Oratorio Society. The Music Hall founded by Andrew Carnegie opened on May 5, 1891. CONTENT TYPE: photograph Names: Leopold Damrosch (1832–1885) Walter Damrosch (1862–1950) Date: Circa 1880 Credit: Courtesy of Carnegie Hall Archives Source name: Carnegie Hall Rose ArchivesDepartment: Rose Museum and Archives Collection: Photographs Collection Size: 1200px × 1779px (~6 MB) RIGHTS STATEMENT: NO KNOWN COPYRIGHTCarnegie Hall reasonably believes that the item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made.Read full Rights StatementThough not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the statement "Courtesy of Carnegie Hall Rose Archives" and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future. DownloadRelated materials: View MoreWalter and Leopold Damrosch Walter Damrosch Andrew and Louise Carnegie Andrew and Louise Carnegie Marian Anderson, 1921 RELATED: Selections from the Digital Collections
