✦ NEW YORK CITY ✦ LOWER MANHATTAN c.1930s ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH Art Deco Skyscrapers • New York Harbor • Vintage VELOX Print ✦ A CLASSIC VIEW OF OLD NEW YORK ✦ Offered here is an original vintage photograph of the Lower Manhattan skyline, photographed from New York Harbor during the great Art Deco skyscraper era. The photographer appears to have been aboard a moving boat or ferry, with the vessel\'s wake stretching dramatically across the foreground toward the Manhattan waterfront. THE ART DECO SKYLINE This remarkable harbor view captures the dense skyscraper skyline of New York\'s Financial District during one of the most important periods in the city\'s architectural history. Prominent towers visible in the skyline appear to include such celebrated early skyscrapers as: ◆ 70 Pine Street
◆ 20 Exchange Place
◆ 40 Wall Street
◆ Additional Financial District skyscrapers and waterfront structures These buildings helped create the unmistakable vertical profile that made 1930s Manhattan one of the most famous city skylines in the world. Building identifications are based on visual comparison with the period skyline and are provided as collector information rather than guaranteed architectural attribution. ✦ DETAILS WITHIN THE SCENE ✦ ◆ Expansive view across New York Harbor
◆ Lower Manhattan Financial District skyline
◆ Dramatic early Art Deco skyscrapers
◆ Active Manhattan waterfront
◆ Harbor craft and vessels visible along the shoreline
◆ Smoke and steam rising among waterfront buildings
◆ Strong wake from the photographer\'s moving vessel in the foreground DATING THE PHOTOGRAPH The skyline architecture places this image no earlier than approximately the early 1930s. The reverse carries a faint repeating VELOX photographic paper backprint, another feature consistent with photographs produced during this general period. We therefore believe this photograph dates to approximately the 1930s, although an exact year is not written on the photograph. ORIGINAL PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH NOT a modern reproduction or newly printed copy ✦ CONDITION ✦ The photograph shows authentic age-related wear including light surface marks, edge and corner wear, and visible creasing near the upper corners. The image itself remains quite clear and displays the Manhattan skyline exceptionally well. The reverse has a faint repeating VELOX paper marking. Please carefully examine all provided photographs for exact condition. The ruler shown in the listing photographs provides the best reference for the physical dimensions of the print. AN OUTSTANDING PIECE OF NEW YORK HISTORY A wonderful addition to collections devoted to New York City history, Manhattan architecture, Art Deco, early skyscrapers, New York Harbor, vintage photography, maritime history, or prewar Americana. The photograph will be carefully packaged for shipment. Please review all photographs before purchase, as they are an important part of the description. Vintage photographs and collectibles are sold as shown and are final sale. ✦ MANHATTAN • NEW YORK • THE ART DECO AGE ✦
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