New York in the Mid-1950s Through Fascinating Color Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s are an interesting time in New York City’s history. Having been established as one of the […]
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Blizzard of 1996: 50 Fabulous Photographs of New York City Covered in the Ice
This post was originally published on this siteAsk anyone who lived in the Northeast or mid-Atlantic in the mid-90s to name a memorable weather event, […]
30 Color Pictures Documented Life in Staten Island and New York Harbor in 1973
This post was originally published on this siteIn November 1971, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a monumental photodocumentary project called DOCUMERICA to “photographically […]
Rare photos show the street life of Victorian New York City, 1896
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage photographs, taken by photographer Alice Austen, capture the working people of New York City. They depict […]
Poverty Life of Working Families in New York in the Early 20th Century Through Lewis Hine’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteLewis Wickes Hine (1874–1940) was an American sociologist and photographer. He used his camera as a tool for […]
31 Lush Kodachrome Photos of New York in the Late 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 1960s, 25-year-old Tod Papageorge came to New York as a photographer in the making. Every […]
905 Feet High During the Construction of the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, 1929
This post was originally published on this site905 feet (275 meters) high! Final steelworks completed on Bank of Manhattan, World’s highest building. The cameraman was […]
The day when a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, 1945
This post was originally published on this siteOn Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber traveling at 200 miles per hour (330 km/h) out […]
Vintage Portrait of Members of the New York Knickerbockers, the First Baseball Team to Wear Uniforms, ca. 1847
This post was originally published on this siteThe New York Knickerbockers baseball club, seen here wearing some decidedly un-sporty straw hats. Sure, they look more […]
25 Fascinating Pictures of Famous People Walking Their Dogs in New York in 1944
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1944, LIFE magazine made a bold suggestion that dogs in the city were better off than those […]
New York in the 1900s Through Amazing Vintage Photos
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1900s marked New York City’s Progressive Era. Much of the iconic NYC buildings were constructed during this […]
Lake George Friday: 32 Sweet Vintage Photos of a Young Couple in 1941
This post was originally published on this siteLake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long, narrow oligotrophic lake located at the southeast […]
NY World’s Fair Dinosaurs, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteThe famous “Dino” from Jonas Studios, NY. The animatronics were removed for the road trip. After traveling more […]
Incredible Pictures of New York City Crowds in the Early And Mid 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAt the height of the pandemic, it seemed like New York, the city that never sleeps was finally […]
Amazing Photos of the Woolworth Building Construction in New York City From the Early 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThese amazing photos from New York Public Library that show the construction of the Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, […]
40 Candid Photographs of Rock Stars Hanging Out at Max’s Kansas City in the Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this site“The back room” at Max’s was the coolest, hippest place to be in the city circa 1972, and […]
Life in New York Photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt
This post was originally published on this siteAlfred Eisenstaedt (1898–1995), the man behind some of the most memorable pictures of the 20th century, was a […]
Madonna Photographed by Kate Simon in New York City in the Summer of 1983
This post was originally published on this siteKate Simon is a New York-based photographer whose work has documented the artists, poets, and musicians in New […]
New York in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteGeorge Ehler Stonebridge (1860–1941) was an amateur photographer who lived and worked in the Bronx. He left little […]
The Lost Photographs of Andy Warhol and His Crew in 1966
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1966, Larry Fink photographed Andy Warhol and his Factory friends for a small literary magazine that went […]
Haunting photos capture the life inside the squalid New York’s tenements, 1885-1900
This post was originally published on this siteA boom in New York’s population in the mid-to-late 1800s led to the rise of tenement housing in […]
Beautiful Kodachrome Slides of the 1939 New York World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1939–40 New York World’s Fair was a world’s fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New […]
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Madonna, Keith Haring, Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000 Captured by Andy Warhol in New York City, 1985
This post was originally published on this siteJean-Michel Basquiat, Madonna, Keith Haring, Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000 captured by Andy Warhol at Radio City Music […]
People Riding Large Spinning Disk at Coney Island Amusement Park, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteAway with the deep depressions – let’s have a good slapdash smile with the rest of the world […]
Andy Warhol With His Birthday Gifts at Halston’s Studio, August 1978
This post was originally published on this siteAndy Warhol photographed by Robin Platzer for Newsweek with his birthday gifts at Halston’s Olympic Tower studio in […]