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Fondos fotográficos: ES 35001 AMC-CFH-001101

Fondos fotográficos: ES 35001 AMC-CFH-001101

Código: ES 35001 AMC-CFH-001101

Título: [Panorámica de la ciudad de Nueva York].
Descriptor geográfico: Estados Unidos, Nueva York.
Autor: Desconocido
Fecha de la fotografía: 1945 ca.
Objeto fotográfico: Copia positiva en papel de gelatina D.O.P. de revelado químico
Descripción: Vista panorámica de una parte de la ciudad de Nueva York donde destacan los rascacielos, las numerosas construcciones y las grandes avenidas que la caracterizan. En el reverso de la fotografía hay un texto explicativo, en lengua inglesa e impreso a máquina, acerca de la imagen en el que se lee: "NEW YORK CITY, INTERIM SITE OF UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION / New York, largest city of the United States and interim site of the United Nations Organization, has a population of more than seven / million, an area of 320 square miles and is bounded by 578 miles of waterfront. / The city is one of the great industrial, financial and cultural / centers of the United States. Manhattan Islands is the heart of the municipality, and within its borders are wall Street, the city's / financial district; Fifth Avenue, famous for its shops and stores; / Park Avenue, a thoroughfare flanked by huge apartment houses; Central / Park, an area of woodlands and lakes; The Empire State Buildng, the / world's tallest structurel and numerous universities, colleges, / museums, railroad terminals and markets. / New York City is governed by a mayor and a city council elected / by the people. It consists of five boroughs: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Richmond. / Lower Manhattan looking south toward the skyscrapers of the /Waal Street financial district. Beyond them is the harbor and the low hills of Staten Island, site of the borough of Richmond. In / the upper left are two of the bridges linking the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. (S - 46801 - PMI - Unr.)"
Fondo fotográfico: Fotografía histórica