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Brief Ceremony Marks Start of Construction of UN Permanent Headquarters
09/14/1948 15:22:20
Unique ID
UN7771686
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Unique ID
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09/14/1948 17:01:06
Unique ID
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Brief Ceremony Marks Start of Construction of UN Permanent Headquarters
Caption Description
In a brief ceremony marking the start of construction of the United Nations permanent Headquarters, Benjamin Cohen, Acting Secretary-General, removes the first symbolic scoop of earth from the site, marking the beginning of the six month excavation job, the initial phase of the $65,000,000 building project.
Looking on are, left to right: Mayor of the City of New York, William O'Dwyer; Lazarus Joseph, City Controller and John J. Bennett, Deputy Mayor.
Unique Identifier
UN7772054
NICA ID
76177
Production Date
09/14/1948 3:22:25 PM
City/Location
New York
Credit
UN Photo
File size
2.78 MB