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Image Not Available for Planes fly over the Queen Mary as she enters the New York Harbour.
Planes fly over the Queen Mary as she enters the New York Harbour.
Image Not Available for Planes fly over the Queen Mary as she enters the New York Harbour.

Planes fly over the Queen Mary as she enters the New York Harbour.

Creator Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, 1898 - 1995)
Date1936
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 19.9 x 25.5 cm (7 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
Object number2002/4982
LocationNot currently on display

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United States Information Service (USIS)
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
1930s
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