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Construction Contract for UN Secretariat Building Signed

1/28/1949 1:31:06 PM

Unique ID UN7779934

Construction Contract for U.N. Secretariat Building Signed

1/28/1949 10:27:41 AM

Unique ID UN7694366

U.N. Awards $12,000,000 Contract for Second Headquarters Unit

1/27/1950 8:26:06 PM

Unique ID UN7480486

UN Awards Two Million Dollar Contract for Construction on Permanent Site

10/10/1949 10:42:01 AM

Unique ID UN7771345

Anthony Eden Visits United Nations

8/29/1951 2:00:47 PM

Unique ID UN7731777

Agreement Between World Health Organization and United Nations Signed at Palais de Chaillot

11/12/1948 10:27:41 AM

Unique ID UN7694351

Crown Prince Olav of Norway Visits U.N.

12/1/1950 6:57:44 PM

Unique ID UN7483375

Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Marks Fourth Birthday of United Nations

10/24/1949 1:29:26 PM

Unique ID UN7779927

Secretary-General Accepts $8,500,000 Gift for the Purchase of UN Site

3/25/1947 1:25:11 PM

Unique ID UN7779966

President of Brazil Visits Site of U.N. Permanent Headquarters

5/24/1949 8:55:15 PM

Unique ID UN7478283

French President Visits U.N. Headquarters

4/4/1951 9:03:07 PM

Unique ID UN7482852

Mr. President of Brazil Visits Site of U.N. Permanent Headquarters

5/24/1949 8:55:22 PM

Unique ID UN7478280

Uganda Signs OPEX Agreement

5/29/1963 1:30:06 PM

Unique ID UN7687161

Pakistan Signs Law of the Seas Conventions

10/31/1958 4:20:17 PM

Unique ID UN7701380

Secretary-General Presents First Day Covers of United Nations First Commemorative Stamp

10/24/1952 8:32:44 PM

Unique ID UN7484534

Canada Contributes $8 million for Korea and Palestine Relief Programs

4/5/1951 10:27:41 AM

Unique ID UN7746800

Yemen Signs First Technical Assistance Agreement

4/9/1953 3:51:38 PM

Unique ID UN7672071

Yemen and Pakistan are Admitted to Membership in United Nations

9/30/1947 3:37:34 PM

Unique ID UN7671894

Agreement between UN and India Signed at UN Headquarters

12/8/1972 12:22:28 PM

Unique ID UN7674846

Lease Agreement Between United Nations and Thailand Signed for New Office Building of ECAFE in Bangkok

10/28/1971 10:27:41 AM

Unique ID UN7712997

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Headline Cornerstone for Peace

Caption Description The contract for $23,809,573 to construct the 39-story Secretariat building, the first of the three main units, is awarded to the firms of Fuller, Turner, Walsh and Slattery, Inc. This is the larges financial operation that the U.N. has ever undertaken.
Here, Secretary-General Trygve Lie signs the contract on behalf of the United Nations. At left, is Mr. Lou R. Crandall, who signed on behalf of the four building firms which combined their resources to form a single corporation for the U.N. project. At right, Wallace K. Harrison, chief of the Headquarters Planning Office.

Unique Identifier UN7694367

NICA ID 170779

Production Date 01/01/1949 10:27:41 AM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/Albert Fox