Liberty and World Trade Center clearance which stand in the background

which stand in the background

based in Berlin

the New York Times photographer who chronicled 10 presidents in a career that spanned almost a half century

" The Times wrote

leaning over the table

Liberty and World Trade Center clearance which stand in the backgroundTimes staff photographer Fred R. Conrad took this picture of what were, at the time, two of New York's biggest attractions. To photograph the Statue of Liberty's torch between the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Conrad found a vantage point on a dock near Caven Point, N. J. There, with a 300 millimeter lens in hand, he composed this image. He was one of eight photographers on assignment for The Times who were exploring black and white