Photograph of Mertie West walking along an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York. The open-air observation deck enters frame from the bottom edge at left and stretches straight back. Mertie West, left-of-center, walks along the balcony and towards the camera in the near distance. In front and to the left of her, another visitor stands in partial view along the left edge with his back to the camera. At right, a short set of steps enters frame from the bottom edge and ascends to an open doorway. Beyond the doorway is an enclosed viewing area. The indoor viewing area lines the right edge of the exterior observation area. Several windows sit in a row along the exterior wall of the building.
Photograph of Mertie West standing on an observation deck at the top of the Empire State Building in New York City. Mertie West stands, just left-of-center, with her back to the camera. She appear to point towards the distance. Ahead of her, a concrete barrier wall lines the edge of the balcony. A couple to the left of Mertie stands with their backs to the camera as they lean over the edge of the wall and look down. To the right of Mertie, a viewing scope stands. Beyond the wall, only a hazy sky is visible.
Photograph of the Manhattan skyline, as viewed from the top of the Empire State Building and looking north. The New York City skyline is viewed from a bird's-eye view and stretches across the bottom third of the image. In the near distance at right, One Grand Central Place rises near the lower right corner. At left, 30 Rockefeller Center stands near the left edge. Central Park is visible behind it. A hazy sky hovers over the rest of the image.
Photograph of Mertie West and other sightseers standing on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York. The observation deck is seen from a slightly elevated view and enters frame from the bottom edge, stretching back on an angle to the right. Mertie West stands on the deck in the near distance at center. Her back faces the camera as she either looks out towards the city or reads a tablet in the wall. A barrier wall lines the perimeter of the observation deck at left and wraps around the back edge towards the right. Ornamentation decorates the wall at far left. Other visitors stand along the wall at left and some stand at right. Beside and to the immediate right of Mertie, a viewing scope stands at the observation deck's corner. A hazy sky obscures the New York skyline in the background.
Photograph of Mertie West standing on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York. Mertie West and the platform are seen from a slightly elevated view. The observation deck enters frame from the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the right. Mertie West stands on the deck in the near distance at center and looks to camera. A barrier wall lines the perimeter of the observation deck at left and wraps around the back edge towards the right. Ornamentation decorates the wall at far left. Behind and to the right of Mertie, other visitors stand along the wall and look out over the city. One man operates a viewing scope that stands at the observation deck's corner. A hazy sky obscures the New York skyline in the background.
