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This image was selected as a picture of the day for April 14, 2005. It was captioned as followed: English: Aerial view of the tip of Manhattan, New York, 1942 Deutsch: Luftbild von Manhattan, New York, 1942 Français : Vue aérienne de Manhattan, New York, 1942. Español: Vista aérea de Manhattan, Nueva York (Estados Unidos), 1942. Беларуская: Манхэтан (Ню-Ёрк) з вышыні. Català: Vista aèria de Manhattan, Nova York, 1942. Česky: Letecký pohled na špičku Manhattanu, New York (USA), 1942 Cymraeg: Ynys Manhattan, Efrog Newydd, UDA. (1942) Deutsch: Luftbild von Manhattan, New York, 1942 English: Aerial view of the tip of Manhattan, New York, 1942 Español: Vista aérea de Manhattan, Nueva York (Estados Unidos), 1942. Suomi: Ilmakuva Manhattanin niemestä 1942 Français : Vue aérienne de Manhattan, New York, 1942. Galego: Nova York 日本語: マンハッタンの航空写真（1942年・ニューヨーク） Polski: Zdjęcie lotnicze Manhattanu (Nowy Jork, 1942) Português: Vista aérea da ponta de Manhattan, Nova Iorque, 1942 Русский: Панорама мыса Манхэттена, Нью-Йорк, 1942 Slovenščina: Panoramski pogled na Manhattan, New York, 1942 Svenska: Flygbild över Manhattan, New York - 1942 ไทย: มุมมองทางอากาศจากปลายสุดเกาะแมนฮัตตัน, นครนิวยอร์ก ค.ศ. ๑๙๔๒ 简体中文: 美国纽约曼哈顿1942年的照片

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Aerial view of the tip of Manhattan, New York, United States ca. 1931. Note that the Cities Service tower, which would become lower Manhattan's tallest building in 1932, is only partially completed.

Original file 

american_cities_047.jpg

Source 

U.S. National Archives

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