Lower Manhattan Skyline, New York City (1940s) | 1940s Kodak Red Border | American Cities and Streets
Title: Lower Manhattan Skyline, New York City, 1940s | 1950s Kodak Red Border | American Cities and Streets
Archive & Atlas No. 03
Description: This master-grade archival scan captures the towering, dense skyline of New York City in the late 1940s—a rare look at the pre-modernist architectural soul of Lower Manhattan. This is a primary-source asset for creators who need the authentic saturation and soulful imperfections of mid-century color film.
Unlike AI-generated images that struggle with the specific physics of vintage lenses and chemical color science, this scan retains the authentic dust motes, slight chromatic aberration, and organic film grain of the original 35mm slide. It is a digital reclamation of Old Gotham.
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LEVEL 1: PERSONAL — $2 Best For: Wallpapers and personal creative experimentation. Files: High-Res JPG. Non-commercial use only.
LEVEL 2: DESIGNER SUITE — $5 Best For: Web designers, social media managers, and digital artists. Files: High-Res JPG, PNG, and WebP. Usage: Commercial use for digital/web platforms. Excludes physical merchandise.
LEVEL 3: COMMERCIAL MASTER — $20 Best For: Apparel brands, indie labels, and physical creators. Files: JPG, PNG, WebP + Uncompressed TIFF. Usage: Paid Advertising + Physical Merchandise (Prints, Apparel, Vinyl) up to 500 units.
LEVEL 4: BROADCAST & ENTERPRISE — $50 Best For: High-end studios and global entities. Files: JPG, PNG, WebP + Uncompressed TIFF. Usage: Unlimited Physical Production + Full Broadcast Rights. Worldwide and perpetual.
TECHNICAL DETAILS Subject: NYC History / Urban Landscape. Formats: JPG, PNG, WebP (Designer+) | TIFF (Commercial+). Original Media: 35mm Color Film.
TAGS: NYC, Manhattan, 1940s, Skyline, Architecture, Noir, History, Urban