Vintage Photograph Shows View of Lower Manhattan and Twin Towers From Manhattan Bridge in 1979

View of Lower Manhattan from the Manhattan Bridge, November 1979
View of Lower Manhattan from the Manhattan Bridge, November 1979
Photo: LOC

Capture in November of 1979 by photographer Camilo J. Vergara, this vintage photograph shows the Brooklyn Bridge, with skyscrapers along the Manhattan skyline in the background, including the World Trade Center twin towers. Check out the specimen page on the Library of Congress Digital Archives for more info.

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