40 Found Color Snaps of the 1939 New York World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1939–40 New York World’s Fair, which covered the 1,216 acres (492 ha) of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, was […]
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Marilyn Monroe in New York, 1955 – The Lost Film of Peter Mangone
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1955, Peter Mangone was 14 years old, a skinny boy from the Bronx with a Marilyn Monroe […]
31 Stunning Photos That Capture Street Scenes of New York in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteA small collection of stunning photos that shows street scenes of New York from the 1950s. These photos […]
Rare and Amazing Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge Under Construction
This post was originally published on this siteWhen it opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the answer to a geographical problem that should be […]
30 Intimate Snapshots That Capture Everyday Life of Andy Warhol in New York During the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Andrew Warhola in 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American artist, director and producer Andy Warhol was a leading figure […]
Dream of Venus: Inside Salvador Dali’s Surrealist Funhouse From the 1939 World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteIn June 1939 Salvador Dalí designed a pavilion for the New York World’s Fair built by the architect […]
Extraordinary Black and White Photographs Capture Street Scenes of New York City in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteLisette Model (1901–1983) was born in Vienna, where she studied piano and compositional theory with Arnold Schönberg before […]
Street Scenes of New York in 1984 Through Italian Guys’ Lens
This post was originally published on this siteThe New York City of the 1980s is quite different from the city we know today. A time […]
Summer Days at Rockaway Beach, New York, 1950
This post was originally published on this siteRockaway Beach is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. The […]
Pictures of Pimps, Prostitutes and Homeless of 1970s Times Square Through a Bartender’s Camera
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1972 Shelly Nadelman began a ten-year run bartending at one of New York City’s most notorious dives: […]
Rare photos of dangerous New York City’s subway system, 1970-1980
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the late 70’s and early 80’s, New York City’s subway system was one of the most dangerous […]
Rare Portraits From the Smith and Telfer Studio in Cooperstown, New York, 1865-1885
This post was originally published on this siteWashington G. Smith (1828-1893) and Arthur J. Telfer (1859-1954) spent almost one hundred years photographing people, events, and […]
Theatre Marquees of New York in the 1930s Through George Mann’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1905 in Hollywood, California, American vaudevillian and photographer George Kline Mann was best known as the taller […]
Debbie Harry, New York City, 1978 by Allan Tannenbaum
This post was originally published on this siteDebbie Harry in a red sheath dress and matching patent leather over the knee boots. She poses in […]
The Collyer Brothers: Inside the New York City Hoarders’ Brownstone After They Found Dead in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteHomer and Langley Collyer were an extraordinary pair of brothers. They were born into one of New York […]
Earliest Portrait Photos Ever Taken Bring Americans From the 1840s to Life After Being Colorized
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photographs were all taken in the 1840s using the daguerreotype which had just been invented. Images […]
Shocking Photos Capture the Underage Prostitutes of New York’s Times Square in the Late 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1970s, pimps and prostitutes haunted Times Square along with crime-filled subways and drug dealers. These shocking […]
New York City snapshots of Chinatown in the early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom 1981 to 1984, the photographer Bud Glick worked for the New York Chinatown History Project (NYCHP) — […]
42 Fascinating Photos Will Bring You Back to New York in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteNew York in the 1970s was really a memorable period of many people. These fascinating photos will bring […]
“You don’t have to be Jewish to love Levy’s”
This post was originally published on this site“You don’t have to be Jewish to love Levy’s Real Jewish Rye,” the unexpected ad campaign for Levy’s, […]
Eartha Kitt Playing in the Tree, New York, 1952
This post was originally published on this siteGordon Parks, who was the first black photographer on staff at both Vogue and LIFE magazines, is best […]
Forbidden Drinking: Photographer Margaret Bourke-White Captured Inside the Speakeasies of New York in 1933
This post was originally published on this siteProhibition in the United States lasted from 1920, when the 18th amendment prohibiting the sale of alcohol went […]
50 Vintage Photographs That Capture Suburban Life in New York State in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the postwar era, many Americans moved away from cities and into suburbs, helped by GI Bill benefits […]
38 Color Photos That Captures New York’s Street Scenes in the Mid-1960s
This post was originally published on this sitePictures from KurtClark that were taken by his wife’s parents while they lived in New York City during […]
44 Fascinating Black and White Photos That Capture Street Scenes of New York in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteChris Protopapas is a Greek-Belgian who came to the United States at age 12, in 1967 and became […]