aerial photograph of Lower Manhattan
Date: 1910-1935
Inventory Number: 1998-1-1074c
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions:envelope with 17 photographs: 1 x 53.5 x 66 cm (3/8 x 21 1/16 x 26 in.)
Accessories: one of 17 photographs stored in the same black envelope
Description:
A print of an aerial photograph of Lower Manhattan seen from the south. In the picture, the ferry terminals can be seen at the bottom, and the business district is captured at the center of the picture. The far background contains less skyscrapers and one can see the docks extending all the way to the back on the left side of the picture.
One of a series of 17 photographs and prints stored in the same envelope. They include aerial photographs, military pictures, landscapes, and a graph. They probably come from the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory.