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Lower Manhattan Skyline and Battery Park from New York Harbor (1927)

A harbor view of the Lower Manhattan skyline from the water, featuring the arched Pier A fireboat station, the Whitehall Building, and the Standard Oil Building. — Lower Manhattan Skyline and Battery Park from New York Harbor (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

The towering architecture of Manhattan viewed from New York Harbor provided a stark contrast to the California aircraft factories where Donald A. Hall Sr. designed the Spirit of St. Louis, marking a triumphant homecoming to his native city in 1927.