Skater Performing on a Tiny Ice Rink in Store Window, New York City, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteWhat is said to be the world’s smallest ice-skating rink was constructed in a display window of a […]
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Torches of Freedom: Photographs of Women Smoking Publicly During the Easter Sunday Parade in 1929
This post was originally published on this siteCigarette companies began selectively advertising to women in the late 1920s. In 1928 George Washington Hill, the president […]
The Story Behind David Bowie’s Infamous Mugshot, 1976
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early morning hours of March 21, after a concert at the Community War Memorial arena in […]
Vintage Black-and-White Portraits of Harlem Residents in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteMario De Biasi was an Italian photographer. Born in 1923, he later moved to Milan after spending his […]
Pictures of New York’s Easter Parade From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteNew York City has hosted an Easter parade on Fifth Avenue since the 19th century. Taking place on […]
Stunning Photos of the 1964-1965 New York’s World Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair was a world’s fair that held over 140 pavilions, 110 restaurants, for […]
New York During the 1970s Through Fascinating Black and White Photos
This post was originally published on this siteReeling from a decade of social turmoil, New York in the 1970s fell into a deep tailspin provoked […]
Fascinating Portraits of New Yorkers from the 1940s to 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteErika Stone (born 1924) is an American photographer. She studied photography at the New School of Social Research […]
Amazing Photos Capture Fans of Muhammad Ali at the Ali-Bonavena Fight in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteHeavyweight boxers Muhammad Ali and Oscar Bonavena fought at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December […]
Old and Beautiful New York in Stunning Early Color Photos
This post was originally published on this siteIt is common to see 19th and early 20th century New York in black-and-white pictures, which is why […]
Photographs of James Dean and Eartha Kitt Roaming Around New York City in 1955
This post was originally published on this siteEartha Kitt first meet James Dean at the Syvila Forte dance studio in the early 1950s; they would […]
Handguns for Women – Savage Arms Co. Ad for the Savage Automatic (1914)
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a vintage gun ad that shows an era in which things have changed for the better, for […]
James Dean With His Rolleiflex Photographed by Roy Schatt in New York City, 1954
This post was originally published on this siteWalking with Roy Schatt and actor/friend Martin Landau, James Dean suddenly jumped over a rail outside the Dakota […]
The Largest Cigar in the World, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteA vintage photo shows Marjorie Evans, six feet tall and weighing 250 lbs. smoking the largest cigar in […]
Wonderful Scenes of Chenango County, New York in the 1960s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteChenango County is a county located in the south-central section U.S. state of New York. Its county seat […]
January 26, 1932: Winston Churchill’s Doctors Note Allowing Him to Drink Unlimited Alcohol While Visiting USA During Prohibition
This post was originally published on this siteWhile visiting New York on December 13, 1931, Winston Churchill made the classic mistake of an Englishman in […]
Life After the War in East Harlem Captured by Leo Goldstein
This post was originally published on this siteLeo Goldstein (1901–1972) was born in Kishinev in the Bessarabian region of Czarist Russia. To flee the Anti-Jewish […]
Actors’ Fund Fair, New York, 1917
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1882, the Actors’ Fund bankrolled everything from burial plots to elder-care accommodations for destitute theater professionals. […]
Before Just Kids: The First Photos of Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith Taken by Lloyd Ziff in 1968
This post was originally published on this siteNew York photographer Lloyd Ziff launches a new photography book, Desire, a photo series dedicated to the charismatic […]
Extraordinary Photographs Capture Scenes of Life in New York’s Times Square in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteArtist Jane Dickson is a deep-rooted and central voice in New York City’s complex creative history. In the […]
Fascinating Vintage Photos of Celebrities Partying at Studio 54 in the ‘70s
This post was originally published on this siteStudio 54 was a New York’s exclusive nightclub opened in 1977. Launched at the peak of the disco […]
January 4, 1863: 4 Wheeled Roller Skates Are Patented in the United States by James Plimpton of New York
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1863, James L. Plimpton changed the skating world forever when he patented the forerunner of the modern […]
Aerial Looking Southward at Manhattan Island, 1931
This post was originally published on this siteThis incredible vintage aerial photograph show Manhattan from above in 1931. The view is looking south from somewhere […]
Day of Beauty: A Whole Day at Helena Rubinstein’s Salon in New York, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1936, Helena Rubinstein opened a new salon in a seven-storey building at 715 Fifth Avenue, New York. […]
Stunning Vintage Photos of Dreamland, An Iconic Amusement Park of Coney Island
This post was originally published on this siteJust months after the establishment of the iconic Lunar Park at Coney Island, in 1904 came the opening […]