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Dry Day, on which New Yorkers were supposed to go shaveless, bathless and laundryless, will probably go down in history as 'Dirty Day' -- but not for these three cuties, Copacabana gals, who observed the water-saving ukase and at the same time stayed next to godliness. They are shown rub-a-dub-dubbing their undies, using the Central Park lake for a washtub, with soap and elbow grease combining with the ancient washboard to complete the job.
Vintage Photograph From 1949 Shows Three Women Doing Laundry in the Central Park Lake
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Our friends at local history site Ephemeral New York rceently dug up this great vintage photograph showing three women washing clothing in the Central Park Lake during a drought, on "Dry…

Plans for Central Park, 1857
These Vintage Maps From 1856 Show the Plans For New York City's Central Park
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Created in 1857, Central Park is one of the most well-known parks in the world. It is the busiest park, with over 40 million visitors per year, and appears in countless movies and television…

59th Street, Fifth Avenue & Central Park On a Snowy Day – 1903
Vintage Photograph From 1903 Shows Central Park at 59th Street and 5th Avenue on Snowy Day
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Our friends at Stuff Nobody Cares About recently dug up this great vintage photograph from 1903 showing the south-east corner of Central Park at 59th Street and 5th Avenue. Here is a Google…

Jan. 4, 1962: Throngs of skaters took to the Wollman Memorial Rink in Central Park, and those who braved the crowds that day might have been satisfied to see their picture above an article citing a report that estimated that 77 billion persons had walked the earth since the beginning of humankind. “World population is gaining now at the rate of 50,000,000 a year,” reported The Times, which noted that the report’s authors called the growth “enormous” and “phenomenal.”
Vintage Photograph of Ice Skaters at Central Park's Wollman Rink in 1962
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The Lively Morgue is a photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the historical…

Vintage Photograph Shows Peak Beatlemania Outside the Plaza Hotel in 1964
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The Plaza Hotel is one of the most recognizable hotels in the world for its elegance and stunning facade, but on this day in 1964, something else took the attention of New Yorkers in the…

April 4, 1968: The presidential helicopter left Sheep Meadow in Central Park after a sudden surprise visit to attend the ceremonies installing Archbishop Terence J. Cooke at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. “Until last week,” said one girl in the crowd watching across the street from the cathedral, “I would have booed the President. But I’m confused about what’s happened in the last few days. I don’t know what it all means.” Presumably, she was referring to President Johnson’s recent decision not to run to retain office. Later that night, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.“
Vintage Photograph of the Presidential Helicopter in Central Park on April 4th, 1968
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The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…

Inside The (Now Open) 'Secret' Section Of Central Park, Closed Off Since The 1930s
Peek Inside The Newly Opened Secret Section Of Central Park Closed Off Since The 1930s
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A long-forgotten section of Central Park called the Hallet Nature Sanctuary reopened to the public this week after being closed for nearly eight decades. Our friends at Gothamist recently…

Green Metropolis, a New Book About Central Park Conservancy and the Rebirth of Central Park in the 1980s
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Green Metropolis The Extraordinary Landscapes of New York City as Nature, History, and Design is a new book by author and activist Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, one of the women who spearheaded…

American Signcrafters - Essex House Installation
Detailed Process of Replacing Letters on the Iconic Essex House Sign on Central Park South
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The large, red letters on Midtown's Essex House have been visible from Central Park since the 1930s. In this video from Switch Media, watch as the team from American Signcrafters explains…

Vintage Photograph of Goat Carriages in Central Park Circa 1904
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Horse carriages aren't the only type of carriages that have traversed through Central Park over the years. Here is a vintage photograph from 1903 showing a bunch of kids driving a couple of…