New York Skyline from Jersey City - 1921
Skyline of Manhattan and its skyscrapers in 1921 or before. Photographer: Irving Underhill (copyright 1921). Source: Library of Congress.
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Enlargement of the center-left part of the photo at the top of this page.
Woolworth Building
Magnification of the central part of the image at the top.
Municipal Building
The City of New York had more than eight million people at the time and was considered to be the largest city in the world. Below, enlargement of the left part of the photograph above.
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New York Skyline from Jersey City - 1921