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[Bird's-eye view of Fifth Ave. & 34th St. North, New York City] – Antique Map Print

[Bird's-eye view of Fifth Ave. & 34th St. North, New York City], c1937 July 27. — historic photograph
[Bird's-eye view of Fifth Ave. & 34th St. North, New York City], c1937 July 27.. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(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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Few crossings in Manhattan were as recognizable from above as Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, and this bird's-eye view flattens the grid into a pattern of blocks, shadows, and traffic. The Empire State Building, completed in 1931, stands on the west side of Fifth Avenue just south of 34th Street, so it anchors the scene and reflects the skyscraper boom that reshaped Midtown in the 1920s and 1930s. The print is credited to Irving Underhill, whose name appears on the copyright record, and the July 27, 1937 date comes from an old caption card that has not been independently verified.

Created / publishedc1937 July 27.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesJ21905 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by Irving Underhill. No. C21603. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,216 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-147780

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