Dome of the General Assembly building in front of the Secretariat building of the United Nations

Description

Two of the United Nations buildings; exterior of the dome that tops the General Assembly building in front of the Secretariat building, designed under the leadership of architect, Wallace K. Harrison, in New York, New York.

Note

Typewritten on back in SpanishEnglish, and French, "PERMANENT HOME OF THE UNITED NATIONS. UN 39145 - Ideas, skills and materials from all over the world have been brought to New York to make the U.N. Headquarters a fitting home for the world organization. The whole complex of buildings is a product of an international panel of architects, under the leadership of Wallace K. Harrison. It has been devised as a workshop for peace. The job which has to be done here determines its appearance. This picture shows the 39-story marble and glass Secretariat building with, in the foreground, the dome topping the General Assembly hall. United Nations, N.Y. October 1952 /dab. Please credit : UNATIONS."

Date Issued

1952-10

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Architectural photographs

Cityscape photographs

Member of

Ted Malone Collection

Publisher

UNATIONS

Time Period

1951-1960

Subject (Name)

United Nations

United Nations. General Assembly

United Nations. Secretariat

Subject (Topical)

Buildings

Domes

Subject (Geographic)

New York (N.Y.)

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0187

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections