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“Photographing New York City – on a slender support 18 stories above pavement of Fifth Avenue”
Copyright 1905 by Underwood & Underwood.
Iconic early skyscraper-era image showing a photographer seated on a narrow steel beam 18 stories above Fifth Avenue, looking north over New York City.
One of the great early vertigo photographs of urban America.
Library of Congress references include:
LC-USZ62-44435
cph 3a44667
Verso includes:
This is a later Library of Congress reproduction print, not an original 1905 stereograph.
Details
Size: 8 x 10 inches
Orientation: Portrait
Medium: Black and white photographic print
Subject: Fifth Avenue, New York City
Publisher (original): Underwood & Underwood
Date of original image: 1905
Condition
Very good overall condition.
Light handling wear.
Pencil markings on verso.
No major tears observed.
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