Union Carbide, Madison and Park Avenues between 47th and 48th Streets

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Union Carbide, Madison and Park Avenues between 47th and 48th Streets

Union Carbide-Madison and Park Avenues between 47th and 48th streets: New York City-52 Stories, 707 feet high-materials used-325,00 square feet of glass; 30,000 tons of steel; 100,000 tons of concrete; 500,000 steel bolts: rests on 115 steel columns set in bedrock; Started January 15, 1958 - Completed January, 1960.

Identifier: REC0027_04_005_0260-40

Title: Union Carbide, Madison and Park Avenues between 47th and 48th Streets

Title: Series 4: Photographs

Collection: Mayor Robert F. Wagner records

Date: 1961

Description: Union Carbide-Madison and Park Avenues between 47th and 48th streets: New York City-52 Stories, 707 feet high-materials used-325,00 square feet of glass; 30,000 tons of steel; 100,000 tons of concrete; 500,000 steel bolts: rests on 115 steel columns set in bedrock; Started January 15, 1958 - Completed January, 1960.

Creator: New York (N.Y.). Office of the Mayor

Creator: Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991

Borough: New York (N.Y.)

Type: Still Image

Format: Gelatin silver prints

Source: New York City Municipal Archives

Rights: The NYC Municipal Library and Archives does not authorize any use of third-party copyright material. Researchers/patrons are responsible to ensure that copyright is not infringed. The prospective user and/or their publisher have the sole responsibility for observing literary property rights, personal property rights, libel, unwarranted invasion of privacy and any infringement of the U.S. Copyright Code.

Language: eng

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