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Night aerial view of a city with lit towers, rooftops and smoky sky, black-and-white photogravure print.

New York at Night

A night aerial view over a dense city of rooftops, lit windows, and tall buildings rising under a dark sky with smoke and faint haze. A lit tower stands at center and a illuminated high-rise dominates the right, in a moody black-and-white photogravure print.

Artist
Paul Burty Haviland
Date
1914
Medium
Photogravure on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
4000 × 3452 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1914).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Nueva York de noche, vista aérea de los tejados

Vista aérea nocturna de una ciudad densa, con tejados, ventanas iluminadas y edificios altos que se elevan bajo un cielo oscuro con humo y neblina. Una torre iluminada ocupa el centro y un rascacielos con luces domina la derecha, en una estampa fotograbada en blanco y negro.

Português: Nova York à noite, vista aérea dos telhados

Vista aérea noturna de uma cidade densa, com telhados, janelas iluminadas e edifícios altos que se erguem sob um céu escuro com fumaça e névoa. Uma torre iluminada ocupa o centro e um arranha-céu com luzes domina a direita, em uma gravura fotogravura em preto e branco.

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