I am interested in the history and all background behind a photograph
called "NEW YORK" taken by Robert Mottar, 1959.  The poster is listed
for purchase at the following location: 
http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--10080883/New_York_1959.htm

I believe I also saw the same building under construction in a
"tickertape parade" scene from movie: "The Right Stuff" (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/ ).

Answer should include information about the building itself,
companies/organizations involved with its construction, details and
various facts about its architecture, and present owner/condition/use.

Many thanks!

Dear ccableman1704-ga,

The building in the photograph is One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York,
and is currently occupied by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

A copy of the image appears on Getty Images.

Getty Images
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesAdvancedSearchState%7c2%7c0%7c28%7c%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c%7c1%7c%7c%7c%7c%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c%7c0%7cmottar%7c7%7c-1%7c%7c0%7c%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=0&tag=1

If this link does not work, search for ?chase manhattan building?
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/ms_gins/source/home/home.aspx?pg=1

You will see caption states ?19th August 1964: 3,000 men who helped
build the 810 ft high Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City stand in
the window spaces of the building near the end of the constructional
work. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)?

This date appears to be a mistake and the height is 3 feet short as
the information below clearly indicates the building was finished by
the summer of 1960. This matches the date provided by yourself.
 
This is the additional information you requested:

Architect Gordon Bunshaft 
Architectural design Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 

Other firms involved: Chase Manhattan Bank, Turner Construction
Company, Jaros, Baum & Bolles, Fisher Marantz Stone, General Bronze
Corporation, Converium Inc., Fortis Inc., Milbank,Tweed, Hadley &
McCloy, JP Morgan Chase & Co..

All these sites provide additional information on the building and its
present condition.
http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0002150
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=116217
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Chase_Manhattan_Bank.html
http://www.greatgridlock.net/NYC/nyc3.html#51
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Chase_Manhattan_Plaza

This German language document (page 37/8) provides additional
information on how the photograph was taken, but because the pdf is
locked, I cannot put it through the Google translator to give you an
idea of what it says.
http://schneider-kreuznach.com/archiv/pdf/jubilaeumsbroschuere_50.pdf


I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder


Search strategy
Found a reference on amazon.com through a9.com to Mottar and Chase
Manahattan Bank. Then searched on this at Getty Images to confirm it
was the same image. Then expanded the search to obtain the above
information.

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Clarification of Answer by answerfinder-ga on 07 Dec 2005 11:51 PST

Sorry, I gave the wrong link for Getty Images. Try this one.
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesAdvancedSearchState%7c2%7c0%7c28%7c%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c%7c1%7c%7c%7c%7c%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c%7c0%7c%7c7%7c-1%7cchase+manhattan+building%7c0%7c%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=0&tag=6

Thanks so much!  Your response was extremely fast and quite
thorough... I've never used A9 for searching before;  thanks for
exposing it to me.

Dear ccableman1704-ga,
Thank you for the tip. I enjoyed the challenge.
answerfinder-ga