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A Day In The Life Of The New York Times – September 10 1942

A Day In The Life Of The New York Times – September 10 1942

On Thursday, Sept. 10, 1942 Office of War Information photographer Marjory Collins recorded life at The New ...
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Max’s Kansas City: Photos Of New York’s Wildest Bar (1965 – 1981)

Max’s Kansas City: Photos Of New York’s Wildest Bar (1965 – 1981)

Max’s Kansas City was the place to be in 1970s New York, when the city ...
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Cab Calloway’s Hepster’s Dictionary: A Guide To The Language Of Jive (1938)

Cab Calloway’s Hepster’s Dictionary: A Guide To The Language Of Jive (1938)

Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary (1938) is an introduction to the slang of musicians working in New York's Harlem. As ...
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Winston Churchill’s License To Drink ‘Unlimited’ Alcohol In Prohibition America And How Careless Driving Saves Lives

Winston Churchill’s License To Drink ‘Unlimited’ Alcohol In Prohibition America And How Careless Driving Saves Lives

In December 1931, Winston Churchill was forced to cancel a lucrative 40-stop lecture tour of the ...
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Teenage Kicks: Joseph Szabo’s Portraits Of Youth On The Edge

Teenage Kicks: Joseph Szabo’s Portraits Of Youth On The Edge

"Most of the students had no interest or excitement for high school, and I was ...
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A Raucous Night At O’Rourke’s Bar, Brooklyn (1960)

A Raucous Night At O’Rourke’s Bar, Brooklyn (1960)

William Gedney (October 29, 1932 – June 23, 1989) spent a night at O'Rourke's bar ...
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In 1963 A Model Floated From New York To Paris In A Bubble

In 1963 A Model Floated From New York To Paris In A Bubble

  For the Harper's Bazaar Spring 1963 issue, Melvin Sokolsky (born New York City, 1938) reworked a ...
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Broads, Dames, Dolls and Dishes: Gorgeous 1960s Mugshots

Broads, Dames, Dolls and Dishes: Gorgeous 1960s Mugshots

These mugshots from the 1960 are worthy of portrait status. Taken from Mark Michaelson's collection, each ...
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New York’s Greatest Man Catcher: Dead Shot Mary Shanley

New York’s Greatest Man Catcher: Dead Shot Mary Shanley

In 1934, the New York Police Department finally let women officers carry guns. The first female ...
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Chester A. Gardner Photographs Lillian Atop New York’s Met Life Building On May 25 1936

Chester A. Gardner Photographs Lillian Atop New York’s Met Life Building On May 25 1936

Chester A. Gardner lived in New Jersey and worked for the Ordinary Maturities Section of ...
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Robin Williams Miming In Central Park (1974)

Robin Williams Miming In Central Park (1974)

In 1974, 22-year-old Daniel Sorine trained his camera on two mime artists performing in New ...
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A Slum City For Slum People: Jacob Riis’ Photos Of New York’s Other Half (1890)

A Slum City For Slum People: Jacob Riis’ Photos Of New York’s Other Half (1890)

In 1870, Danish carpenter Jacob Riis, 21, took his berth in steerage on the Iowa and ...
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