The Statue of Liberty and Manhattan island skyscrapers, at background, in this aerial view looking northeast in Autumn, 1972. The Lower Manhattan’s Financial District skyscrapers, are on foreground, with the Twin Towers of World Trade Center nearing completion at center. Midtown Manhattan skyline, dominated by the Empire State Building are visible at left, background.
Photo: Unknown.
Source: “Conocer el Mundo. Enciclopedia Salvat de todos los países”. No. 171. Buenos Aires, Salvat, 1980.
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