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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mertie West standing on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York. Mertie West and the platform are seen from a slightly elevated view. The observation deck enters frame from the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the right. Mertie West stands on the deck in the near distance at center and looks to camera. A barrier wall lines the perimeter of the observation deck at left and wraps around the back edge towards the right. Ornamentation decorates the wall at far left. Behind and to the right of Mertie, other visitors stand along the wall and look out over the city. One man operates a viewing scope that stands at the observation deck's corner. A hazy sky obscures the New York skyline in the background. NRHP reference # 82001192 Text from negative sleeve: 2361. Eastern trip October 1947 New York City 1 View from Empire State Bldg looking down on Penna R R station and Postoffice [sic] and Hudson river 2 Mertie West in front of Stock Exchange Sub Treasury bldg in background 3 Scene on Wall Street 4 Mertie West in front of stock exchan [sic] 5 View from tower of Empire State bldg 6, 7, 8 & 9 Four view s [sic] of Mertie West on balcony Empire State Bldg 10 and 11 One large and one small picture taken in Chinatown
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2361_008 ark:/21198/zz002j3phg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Observation decks--New York (State)--New York Sightseers--New York (State)--New York Viewing scopes--New York (State)--New York Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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