Grumman Seaplane with New York City in background, 1946

nitrate negative; black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - NITRATE NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
1946-12-30
nitrate negative
overall: 4 x 5 in.

5x7 nitrate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on December 30, 1946. Aerial view taken from a second aircraft of a Grumman Seaplane flying over New York Bay with the buildings and skyscrapers of New York City in the background. The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation in 1978, was a leading producer of military and civilian aircraft of the 20th century. Founded on December 6, 1929, by Leroy Grumman with Jake Swirbul and William Schwendler, its independent existence ended in 1994 when it was acquired by Northrop Corporation to form Northrop Grumman. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: "115457F / [Box]4922". Handwritten on negative sleeve: "Grumman Aircraft Corp. / 12/30/46". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

UNIDENTIFIED aircraft, Grumman NC
1984.187.115457F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection