General view - Lower Manhattan - Financial District.

1929; 1932

General view - Lower Manhattan - Financial District.

General View--Lower Manhattan, Financial District: Several views of the Wall Street skyscraper area, showing (view 1) the site of the 70-story Bank of Manhattan Building at Wall and William Streets. The old buildings are shown being razed. View 2 shows the completed Bank of Manhattan tower in the center, the International Telephone Building on the left and the City Bank Farmers Trust Building under construction. View 4 shows the Bank of Manhattan tower seen across the pyramidal tower of the Bankers Trust Building. On the left is the Equitable Building. P. L. Sperr 1-3 View 1: July 11, 1929 View 2: August 6, 1930 View 3: December 1, 1932 View 4: 1930's View 3 - Neg # 2135

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection