[Aerial view of New York City, at night, showing Central Park] – Historic Photograph Print
![[Aerial view of New York City, at night, showing Central Park], c1937. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1e/1e4bae0a92ac-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [Aerial view of New York City, at night, showing Central Park], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Aerial view of New York City, at night, showing Central Park]
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Central Park appears here as a dark rectangle cut into the bright grid of Manhattan, its unlit green space easy to pick out against the surrounding streets and buildings. Aerial photographs of New York after dark were still unusual in the late 1930s, which helps explain the appeal of a view like this. The print was registered for copyright under the name Vincent Lopez, the pianist and bandleader known for his dance orchestra and radio programs, suggesting it was made for wide circulation. The record does not name the photographer, so the image is best read as a document of the city's nighttime appearance around 1937.
| Created / published | c1937. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Aerial views 1930-1940.Night photographs 1930-1940.Photographic prints 1930-1940. |
| Notes | J21341 or J21384 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Vincent Lopez. |
| Subjects | New York, N.Y.--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,282 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-196619 |
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