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Summary
Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
It is typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building. The word vane comes from the Old English word fana, meaning "flag". A cockerel is a traditional figure used as a vane placed on top of the cardinal directions. Although partly functional, wind vanes are generally decorative, often featuring the traditional cockerel design with letters indicating the points of the compass. Other common motifs include ships, arrows, and horses. Not all wind vanes have pointers. In a sufficiently strong wind, the head of the arrow or cockerel (or equivalent) will indicate the direction from which the wind is blowing. Wind vanes are also found on small wind turbines to keep the wind turbine pointing into the wind.
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new york
safety film negatives
franklin
school
benjamin franklin high school
victory
corps
boy
victory corps boy
weather
vane
weather vane
part
pre aeronautics
meteorology
high school
benjamin franklin
colonial period
american history
1940 s
40 s
united states history
library of congress
new york city
Date
01/01/1942
Contributors
Perlitch, William, photographer
in collections
Location
Source
Library of Congress
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Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html