View From Below Collection

Young Chinese-American Woman at Benefit
(Original Caption) 11/8/1939-New York

Dancers seen from below, Venice, California, USA, September 1938
(Original Caption) 9/1938-FLINGERS IN FLIGHT

Durham Castle And Cathedral In Evening; Durham, England

tree, one person, clouds, clear sky, landscape, Caucasian ethnicity, moss, fortress
Ballynacarriga Castle; County Cork Ireland

Trabawn beach on sherkin island off the west cork coast in munster region
clouds:CB2, sky:CB2, tide:CB2, ripples:CB2, landscape:CB2, sand:CB2, daytime:CB2, view from below:CB1, outdoors:CB2, beach:CB2, nobody:CB1, waterfront:CB2, hill:CB2, Munster Province:CB2

Acrobats on tightrope, low angle view

Young smiling woman holding umbrella in air

Man with lightning coming out of his hands
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Waist-Up Woman W/Goggles & Ski Poles
(Original Caption) A woman wearing goggles to protect her from snow blindness prepares to ski. Undated photograph

Benny Goodman At Microphone W/Clarinet
(Original Caption) Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at the microphone. He is shown in a 3/4-length, low-angle view, holding his clarinet under his arm

Amelia Earhart In Her Plane'S Cockpit
(Original Caption) Amelia Earhart, (1898-1937), American aviatrix, first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane. A low-angle photograph of her sitting in her plane's cockpit

Low Angle Ruins of Corinthian Columns
(Original Caption) Athens, Greece: Low angle view of the ruins of the Temple to Zeus on Mount Licabette in Athens. The columns are from the Corinthian order. Undated photograph

Orville Wright at Fort Myer
Orville Wright in flight at Fort Myer, Virginia, demonstrating for the US Army

Wright Brothers Flying Plane
Orville and Wilbur Wright test one of their airplanes

Orville Wright Flying Glider
Orville Wright flies a glider over Kill Devil Hills

League of Women Voters with Petition
Minnesota members of the League of Women Voters outside the national office with a very long petition

Electric Locomotive Engine
(Original Caption) A frontal view of the new Pennsylvania Railroad's electric streamlined locomotive engine car. Undated photograph

Silhouette of Woman Picking Flowers
(Original Caption) A silhouette of a woman picking a flower in a meadow, photographed from a low angle. Undated photograph

Gulls in Flight

Skeleton of Empire State Building
(Original Caption) 11/1930-New York, NY- Workmen completing the tall mooring mast at the top of Empire State Building

Woman sitting on giant books
(Original Caption) 6/23/1933-Los Angeles

Front End of 1936-1940 Lincoln-Zephyr
(Original Caption) Low angle photograph of the front end of a Lincoln-Zephyr V-12, as it looked from 1936-1940. The car is black and portrayed tightly cropped, outside, parked on grass

President Roosevelt and Military Officers Applauding
President Roosevelt applaudes during the annual memorial services in the amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery

Wallenda Brothers Performing High Wire Stunt
(Original Caption) A bird's eye view of two aerial artists in action...Herman and Carl Wallenda doing "The Wallenda Routine" in training in this city

Joe DiMaggio with Bat
(Original Caption) An unusual angle photo of Joe DiMaggio, heaviest piece of artillery in the famed Murderers Row of the New York Yankees, standing at the plate awaiting a delivery

Front End of a 1938 Buick
(Original Caption) 1938 - More attractive than ever before, the new design of the 1938 Buick hood symbolizes power and performance as well as beauty

Boys Boxing for Other Boys at School
(Original Caption) 3/16/1938-Dobbs-Ferry-on-Hudson, New York- The manly art of self-defense is a character builder, so it is encouraged at the Children's Village

Walter Gropius and Moholy-Nagy on Circular Stairs
(Original Caption) 03/31/1938-Chicago, IL: Chicago Bauhaus School--in the former home of Marshall Field. Dr. Walter Gropius (lt) and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy on the famous circular staircase with students

Flying Wallendas Performing High Wire Act
Undated photograph of the Flying Wallendas performing on the high wire

Conductor Arturo Toscanini Directing Orchestra
ARTURO TOSCANINI, CONDUCTOR. (1867-1957)UNDATED PHOTOGRAPH

Woman's Legs in Stockings
(Original Caption) A view of a young woman's (Marjorie Roye) legs. She wears a skirt short enough to reveal her thigh high stockings. Ca. 1940-1955

Women standing in circle and posing with doughnuts
4/29/1940-New York

Rubinstein Spa Treatment
You are looking through the bottom of a bowl of salt water at the face of the client who is testing her waterproof makeup by submerging her face in the water

Can Spring be Far Behind?
It is later than you think. Spring is peeking from behind that corner, and surest harbinger of the vernal season is the bust of activity observed in the winter quarters of the Ringling Bros

General de Gaulle Speaking into Microphone
(Original Caption) 7/7/1944-Close-up photograph as General Charles de Gaulle was speaking into the microphone

U.S. Paratroopers Landing on Noemfoor Island
American paratroopers float down on Noemfoor Island in Indonesia to take part in the capture of the Japanese-controlled island. | Location: Noemfoor Island, Indonesia

Woman Modelling Ski Clothing
(Original Caption) Ray E. Hopkinson models skis and winter clothing outside in the mountains. Ca. 1945-1960

Trapeze Artists in Flight
The Flying Royals at the peak of their trapeze act, completing what is known as a passing leap. Joe Seigrist and is about to catch Juanita Royal

John Ford and Victor McLaglen
Director John Ford (left) and actor Victor McLaglen look down over a railing

Empire State Building Seen from Below
Empire State Building in New York City as seen from the sidewalk looking up

President Harry S. Truman gaily displays an issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune with the headline, "Dewey Defeats Truman."

Highwire Bicyclist Balances Two Women Below Bicycle
(Original Caption) 4/8/1948-New York, NY-: The Alzanas, often billed as the most daring highwire artists in the world, put on their act for the crowds at New York's Madison Square Garden

Girls Running on Beach
Scenes in the popular resort town Palm Springs, California showing swimming pools, sun bathing and various scenes

Soldiers Seated on Barricade
(Original Caption) 10/1983-Grenada: Two U.S. soldiers relax, with their guns, while seated atop of a barricade, during the U.S. invasion of Grenada

Circus Performer Walking Tightrope
(Original Caption) A circus performer walks the tightrope. Undated photograph

Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City on Madison Avenue and 46th Street

Baby At Top Approaches Steep Staircase
(Original Caption) A selection from the award winners of this year's "Popular Photography" contest

Looking Upward at Two Smokestacks
(Original Caption) Cleveland, OH: View looking up between two smokestacks. Undated photograph

Twin Sisters Waving From Hilltop
(Original Caption) Princeton, NJ: Portrait of twin sisters waving from the top of a hill. They are shown full-length, from below. Undated photograph, circa 1950's

Boy Selling Yankee Souvenir Programs
(Original Caption) 9/30/1947-New York, NY: Yankee and Dodger fans are jamming the Yankee Stadium today for the opening of the World Series, to root for their teams. To W.M

Boy (6-7) playing with rugby ball
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Commanders Arrive at French Beachhead
(Original Caption) 6/15/1944-France- Standing in the front of the "duck" that brought them ashore on the allied beachhead for a tour of inspection are, (LtoR): Gen. George C. Marshall, U.S

Swale Leading In The Kentucky Derby
Jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr. rides the thoroughbred Swale at the head of the field, in the 110th Kentucky Derby in 1984

World War II Airplane Nose Art
Master Sgt. Layton Bacon is a Georgia boy--so, quite naturally, there's a "Georgia Peach" smiling from the side of his plane. Master Sgt

Warren Spahn Throwing Baseball
(Original Caption) Baseball pitcher Warren Spahn is shown having just thrown the baseball. Undated, ca. 1950s-1960s

Woman on Coastal Rock with Her Scarf
(Original Caption) Full-length portrait of a woman in a bathing suit. She is shown from below, standing on a rock holding a scarf. Undated photograph, circa 1950's

Woman Sitting on Boat Railing
(Original Caption) Portrait of a young woman seated on the rail of a steamer. Photograph taken from below, circa 1950's

Singer Nat King Cole Holding Microphone
Singer Nat "King" Cole holding microphone during a concert

Truck Dangles Over Side of Bridge
(Original Caption) 11/12/1950- Cleveland, OH- This view, looking up some 200 feet from the floor of the Cuyahoga Valley, near Cleveland

Can Can Dancer
Striking a traditional "Can Can" pose, vivacious dancer, Gaby Bruyere flounces her laced skirts during a table top performance at Maxim's famed Parisian restaurant

Low Angle St. Patrick's Day Parade
(Original Caption) 3/17/1953-New York, New York-Police Commissioner George Patrick Monaghan, Grand Marshal of the St

Simon Rodia and His Watts Towers
(Original Caption) 3/27/1953-Los Angeles, California-Stamp collecting? Not for Simon Rodia

It's Marilyn!
Wearing GI shirt and pants and combat boots

Cary Middlecoff Checking His Scorecard
Cary Middlecoff adds up his scorecard following his second round completion of the Keller Golf Course during the U.S. Open. Middlecoff shared an early second place with Jack Burke after 36 holes

Boeing 707 Airplane
(Original Caption) This photo shows the Boeing 707 jet prototype cruising high above the clouds during the initial phase of its flight test program

Gloria DeHaven Wearing Cowgirl Costume
(Original Caption) Fancy togs, a silver cigarette holder and a French poodle make a sophisticated cowgirl of actress Gloria DeHaven

Richard Burton in Alexander the Great
(Original Caption) 6/30/55-Spain: Muscular Richard Burton, portraying the title role in United Artists "Alexander the Great

Thurgood Marshall Holding Book
(Original Caption) Waist-up view of Thurgood Marshall holding book. Photo circa 1955

Giant Replica of King Cobra
(Original Caption) It is this impressive fork-tongued monster - a King Cobra - that greets you as you arrive at the famed Serpentarium, at Kendall, Florida

Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
(Original Caption) 9/27/1955-Ferndale, NY: Singer Eddie Fisher and movie actress Debbie Reynolds

Eduardo Lausse Punching Milo Savage
(Original Caption) Water sprays from the head of Eduardo Lausse (left) as he lands a hard left to the body of Milo Savage, Salt Lake City middleweight

Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly on Balcony

Below Gene Fullmer Punching Bag Squinting
(Original Caption) 11/24/1956-Grossinger, New York- Gene Fullmer, challenger for the middleweight title, hangs one on the bag during a training session at Grossinger Country Club

Man Poses in Test Space Suit
(Original Caption) 10/8/1957-Beverly Hills, California- This man is wearing the type of suit that will be in demand when trips to outer space become fashionable

A Kick Coming
The audience as well as the performers get their kicks in uninhibited style when the famed Cancan dancers of the Moulin Rouge give out with their free-wheeling footwork like this

Egyptian President Gamal Nasser and Che Guevara
(Original Caption) Cairo, Egypt: Egypt's President Nasser gestures to a crowd, as visiting Cuban Industry Minister Ernesto Guevara, (L), looks on admiringly

Dinah Washington Singing
(Original Caption) Portrait of Dinah Washington, "Queen of the Blues, " at microphone. Photograph, 1959

Soldiers in Formation Before City Hall
(Original Caption) 5/9/1960-Istanbul, Turkey-In precise formation Turkish soldiers make an impressive show of strength against the equally-ordered pattern of the new City Hall in Istanbul

President John F. Kennedy Riding a "Cherry Picker"
While recovering from a back injury, President John F. Kennedy rides a lift, operated by Roland Gates, to board plane

Boy with Yo-Yo
(Original Caption) You can't keep a good yo-yo down

Constructing Seattle's Space Needle
(Original Caption) 11/8/1961-Seattle, Washington- The last of the 30-ton main supports for Seattle's unique, revolving Space Needle restaurant is moved into place for final assembly

Diane Sawyer, "Junior Miss" in New York
Miss Diane Sawyer, America's "Junior Miss, " takes a look at New York with a stroll outside the American Hotel, March 18th

Portrait of John Kennedy
President Kennedy, shown during his news conference at the State Department today

French CanCan
The French CanCan is a lways popular at the Paris Folies Bergere theater. CanCan girls kick up heels at the new Super "Revue", "Rolies en Fetes."

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