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The Empire State Building

by The Library of Congress

The Empire State Building has had a commanding presence in the New York City skyline since its construction began in 1930. Take a trip through time with these varied views of the landmark structure.

20 photos · 1.5K views

[Bird's-eye view of Empire State Building at night, New York City] (LOC)

[Artist painting cityscape outdoors] (LOC)

Upper portion Empire State (LOC)

New York City. (LOC)

Part of the elevator lobby of the Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan (borough) in New York City (LOC)

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: A grey day in New York City looking north east from University Place] (LOC)

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Skyline, midtown Manhattan, New York City] (LOC)

Construction work on lower part of the East River Drive. New York City (LOC)

Empire State Building, New York, New York (LOC)

Aerial view of New York, New York (LOC)

[Detail view of upper portion of the Empire State Building seen through an ornate street lamp (foreground), Manhattan, New York City, New York] (LOC)

Empire State Building at night. View from the World Trade Center during the 1980s, New York, New York (LOC)

Empire State Building, 5th Ave. & 34th St., N.Y.C. [Empire State Building under construction] (LOC)

Empire State Building at night (LOC)

Empire State Building, 34th St. & 5th Ave. (LOC)

Empire State Building (LOC)

Fifth Avenue, New York--the world's greatest shopping street--Travel by train (LOC)

[New York City skyline] (LOC)

[Empire State Building and smoke stacks, New York City?] (LOC)

The big one (LOC)