Remember Me to Herald Square: Thirty-fourth Street from River to River | Aerial view, Eighth Ave & 34th Street, looking south, Oct. 22, 1942.

Title:

Aerial view, Eighth Ave & 34th Street, looking south, Oct. 22, 1942.

Format:

Photographs

Publisher:

Unknown

Date:

1942

Street Address:

Eighth Avenue and West 34th Street

Photographer/Artist:

Acme Newspictures, Inc.

Description:

Eighth Avenue Traffic Halted - New York - Alert-curious office workers, peering down from buildings at Eighth Avenue and 34th Street saw traffic halted in orderly fashion by helmeted policemen and civilian defense officers. At 2:55 the practice alert over, the stream of Eighth Avenue afternoon traffic continued without mishap

Subjects:

Aerial photography--New York (State)--New York.
Automobiles--New York (State)--New York.
World War II (New York, N.Y.)
Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.)
Post office buildings--New York (State)--New York.
Tenement houses--New York (State)--New York.

Rights:

Copyright Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Collection:

Seymour B. Durst Old York Library.

Contributing Institution:

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Tags:

Aerial photography, Automobiles, Pennsylvania Station, Post office buildings, Tenement houses, World War II