Start van de bouw van het stalen framewerk van het hoofdkwartier van de Verenigde Naties in Manhattan, New York

anonymous, 1949-04-26

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-F02349
  • Dimensionsheight 205 mm x width 152 mm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

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  • Title(s)

    • Start van de bouw van het stalen framewerk van het hoofdkwartier van de Verenigde Naties in Manhattan, New York
    • Work goes ahead on construction of the new United Nations headquarters in New York (title on object)

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  • Object number

    RP-F-F02349

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘KEYSTONE/ PRESS AGENCY LTD./ 4-7, RED LION COURT [...]/ FLEET STREET, LONDON [...]’
    • inscription: ‘The first steel framework for the/ United Nations Permanent Headquarters being erected/ on the U.N. site in midtown New York. The building/ will contain the General Assembly Hall and a/ Conference Area in addition to office space. It/ will be ready for occupancy by the 3,000 members of/ the U.N. Secretariat in the Autumn of 1950... In/ this picture can be seen two workman who climbed/ atop the first rivetted steel column erected/ to unfurl the United Nations flag./ 1/JSS KEYSTONE 545208’

Creation

  • Creation

    • photographer: anonymous, Manhattan
    • publisher: Keystone Press Agency (mentioned on object), London

  • Dating

    1949-04-26

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    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

  • Dimensions

    height 205 mm x width 152 mm

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