20 photos of NYC in the 1950s
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20 photos of NYC in the 1950s
Broadway and W 50th Street
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Advertising in Times Square
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The rise of the career woman
Crowds walking down Broad Street
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NYC cabbie culture
Cabs on a busy street
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A Times Square newsstand
Magazine vendor at newsstand
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An aerial view of Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle looking north
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A daily commute
People on 8th Avenue
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Rockefeller Plaza
Sunken Plaza at Rockefeller Center
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Grand Central Station
Clock and information center in Grand Central Station
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The decline of the garment district
Deliveryman crossing Eighth Avenue
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Central Park
Bethesda Fountain in Central Park
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Little Italy
Women In Little Italy
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Chinatown
Street view of Chinatown
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A game of chess
Men playing checkers in park
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The Bronx
Apartment buildings in the Bronx
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The Lower East Side
Sidewalk merchants on lower east side
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Rush Hour
Commuters at rush hour
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El Morocco
Couples dance at the El Morocco Nightclub
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The Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Kids Play in East River
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A newspaper strike
Riders on the New York subway
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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim Museum under construction
