A Plane Over Manhattan, 1939
Margaret Bourke-White dedicated all of her time to taking photographs from high vantage points. She was fascinated with capturing a bird’s eye view of everything. This 1939 photograph was taken of a Douglas 4 airplane flying over the island of Manhattan.
A Plane Over Manhattan 1939
It’s what could be called a signature photograph. If you see a prominent photo from back then taken from a high point, or focusing on a high subject, it’s likely that it was Margaret.
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