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Picture of the Day: New York Sunset from the GW Bridge, 1936

new york sunset from the george washington bridge 1936

Photograph by New York City Municipal Archives, WPA Federal Writers’ Project, Jack Rosenzwieg / AP

 

In this beautiful black and white photo from 22 December 1936, a man looks across the Hudson River towards Manhattan from the New York tower of the George Washington Bridge. The photo is one of over 900,000 that are hosted online by the New York City Department of Records, which has the largest collection of historical images of New York City in the world.

 

NYC Department of Records via BuzzFeed

 

 

 

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