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The Headquarters of the United Nations and New York's mid-Manhattan skyline, as seen from the southern tip of Welfare Island, in the middle of the East River.... The U.N. gardens are at right – Historic Print

The Headquarters of the United Nations and New York's mid-Manhattan skyline, as seen from the southern tip of Welfare Island, in the middle of the East River.... The U.N. gardens are at right, 1955 — historic photograph
The Headquarters of the United Nations and New York's mid-Manhattan skyline, as seen from the southern tip of Welfare Island, in the middle of the East River.... The U.N. gardens are at right, 1955. 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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A window into the past: The Headquarters of the United Nations and New York's mid-Manhattan skyline, as seen from the southern tip of Welfare Island, in the middle of the East River.... The U.N. gardens are at right, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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From the southern tip of Welfare Island, now Roosevelt Island, this 1955 view places the United Nations headquarters across the East River with the mid-Manhattan skyline behind it. The U.N. gardens appear at right. The complex, built on land donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr. and opened in 1952, had become a symbol of postwar diplomacy by the time this photograph was made. Issued by the U.N. itself, the print shows how the organization chose to present its home to the public.

Created / published1955
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint by U.N. No. UN 47496. Granki Collection. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: United Nations; Geogr. Unprocessed, Access. no. 225-75.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,229 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-156881

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