Visual Index to the Virtual Archive 2

The Visual Index to the Virtual Archive 2 is an interactive interface providing access to The Skyscraper Museum’s unique collection of more than 1,000 photographs of the construction of the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center towers. Visitors can explore the building progress for each project and view photographs of the rising structures, workers, machinery, ceremonies, and city scenes. Complete with captions and descriptions of the images, VIVA 2 allows visitors to discover and compare the building technologies and methods of the Empire State Building in the 1930’s and of the World Trade Center towers in the 1960’s and the 1970’s.