Important Pictures Throughout History NYC EDITION
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03/31/2013
photos from the NYC Municipal Archives
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Sunlight floods in through windows in the vaulted main room of New York City's Grand Central Terminal, illuminating the main concourse, ticket windows and information kiosk. Photo taken ca. 1935-1941. -
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Aerial view of New York City, looking north, on December 16, 1951. -
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28th Street Looking east from Second Avenue, on April 4, 1931. -
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Meeker Avenue Bridge under construction, looking south, showing Brooklyn approach, on June 29, 1939 -
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Shadows are cast beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from a stable roof, on May 6, 1918. -
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A worker on the Brooklyn Bridge, on November 19, 1928. -
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Markus Mercury Wheel Club, Flushing Race Track, bicyclists ready to race in June of 1894. -
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Original City Hall subway station, IRT Lexington Avenue Line, in 1904. -
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Coney Island looking east from Steeplechase Pier showing Sunday bathers, crowd on beach, on July 30, 1922. -
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A two-horse team street cleaner, with sprayer, squeegee, and roller at rear. -
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An experimental exposure made on the Queensboro Bridge, on February 9, 1910. -
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Italian vegetable sidewalk stand, on Bleeker Street, near Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, in August of 1937. -
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Lower Manhattan skyline at night, seen from either the Staten Island Ferry or Governor's Island, in February of 1938. -
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Hayden Planetarium, American Museum of Natural History, West 81st St, between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. -
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Red Hook Swimming Pool, Clinton, Bay Henry Streets, Brooklyn. Bathers as far as the eye can see. -
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Queensboro Bridge under construction, on August 8, 1907. -
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The Queensboro Bridge, showing reconstruction of tracks looking east, on November 22, 1929. -
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A one-legged newspaper boy and other "newsies", on Delancey Street, on December 26, 1906. -
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New York Police Department evidence photo, homicide scene. Jos Kellner, 404 East 54th Street, murdered in hallway, on January 7, 1916. -
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Powell House at 195th Street and 58th Avenue North, Queens, on May 20, 1941 -
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Times Square theaters by day, in New York City. The Times Building, Loew's Theatre, Hotel Astor, Gaiety Theatre and other landmarks are featured in this January, 1938 photo. -
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An aerial view of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, on January 27, 1965. -
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A view from the Williamsburg Bridge, looking west, showing congested traffic in Manhattan, on January 29, 1923. -
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Painters suspended on cables of the the Brooklyn Bridge, on October 7, 1914. -
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A Hooverville in Brooklyn, ca. 1930-1932. The area is now Red Hook Park in Brooklyn. -
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New York Police Department Evidence photo. Homicide victim - overhead view, ca. 1916-1920. At the corners, note the legs of the tripod supporting the camera above the body -
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A Subway Road Comes up for air in Brooklyn -- in background, a view of Manhattan from subway elevated tracks, 8th Street, Brooklyn, New York, on March 21, 1938. -
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Yankee Stadium, Yankees on the field during a game, ca. 1935-1947. -
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A man reads a newspaper on New York's 6th Ave. and 40th St, with the headline: "Nazi Army Now 75 Miles From Paris.", on May 18, 1940. -
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New York Fire Department demonstration of a steam pumper converted from horse-drawn to motor-driven, at 12th Avenue and 56th Street. -
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Men cut ice from Kissena Lake in Queens, ca. 1860-1900. -
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Children and adults with herd of sheep in the Sheep Meadow in Central Park, New York City, ca. 1900-1910. -
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Part of the superstructure of the under-construction Manhattan Bridge rises above Washington Street in New York, on June 5, 1908. -
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Manhattan Bridge, under-construction, seen from the roof of Robert Gair Building, showing suspenders and saddles, on February 11, 1909. -
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Aboard a police boat on October 10, 1934, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia hacks away at confiscated slot machines about to be destroyed and dumped into New York harbor. -
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A view down an alley, as rows and rows of laundry hang from tenements ca. 1935-1941. Seen looking west from 70 Columbus Avenue or Amsterdam Avenue at 63nd Street. -
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A crowded street market under New York City Rail Road tracks, looking south on Park Avenue from 123rd Street in June of 1932. -
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A night view of Midtown Manhattan, looking south from Madison Avenue and the 50's, ca. 1935-1941. -
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Amid road construction, the Hudson Diner advertises "Tables for Ladies" on November 20, 1929, on Marginal Street, looking east from 125th Street. -
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Ninth Avenue El trains with passengers on 2 levels of tracks, 66th Street El station in background, in October of 1933. Photo taken on Columbus Avenue, northwest of Lincoln Square 65th Street. -
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The S.S. Normandie, seen from a Staten Island ship steaming through upper bay on its way to a river pier built for it, ca. 1935-1941. -
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A view of the city from the Brooklyn Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, on April 24, 1933. -
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A view of the city from the New York tower of George Washington Bridge, 168th Street Hudson River, on December 22, 1936. -
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Fire Boats fight a blaze at Grace Line Pier 57, West 15th St, near the National Biscuit Co. building. -
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Members of the New York Fire Department attend to a fire victim. -
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The "Well", US Signal Corps Army Base Terminal, Port of Embarkation. Ration cases from crate cars are hoisted to warehouse bins for storage, ca. 1945-1946. -
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Water from firefighters' hoses freezes on the side of adjoining buildings. -
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Interior view of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company IRT subway powerhouse, 58th to 59th Street, ca. 1904 -
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42nd Street, looking west from 2nd Avenue. Chrysler Building at top right, "News Tavern" "Goblet Bar" at lower right, ca. 1935-1941. -
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Brooklyn Bridge painters at work high above the city, on December 3, 1915. -
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Aftermath of a collision on an elevated rail track. -
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The Queensboro Bridge, leading to Manhattan, seen on May 1, 1912. -
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A motorman operates a trolley cars near Williamsburg Bridge, on September 25, 1924. Signs advertise almonds, cold remedies, mustard, and stove polish. thanks for viewing.
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