Vintage Photograph Shows World Trade Center's Steel Skeleton Under Construction in 1970

Construction of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center site, 1970.
Construction of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center site, 1970.

This great vintage photograph from 1970 shows the World Trade Center's steel skeleton under construction. The building in the back is the North Tower, which began construction in August of 1968, and the shorter structure in the front is the South Tower, beginning in January 1969.

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