New York skyscrapers from Governor's Island – Vintage Wall Art
(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: New York skyscrapers from Governor's Island, 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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New York skyscrapers from Governor's Island
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From the army post on Governor's Island, this c1911 view looks across New York Harbor toward the towers of Lower Manhattan. The island, sitting at the mouth of the Upper Bay, gave a clear line of sight to the financial district, where office buildings were then pushing the city's skyline higher than ever. The print was issued by Irving Underhill, a New York publisher whose views of the city were sold to visitors, so it reflects how the skyline was presented to the public at the time.
| Created / published | c1911. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint copyrighted by Irving Underhill, N.Y. No. D537. Ref. copy in Geog. File. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geog. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 841 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-158666 |
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