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Dec. 8, 1929: Thirty-foot-tall cartoon Katzenjammer Kids marched — or rather, floated — in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to “an unknown destination.” The Katzenjammer Kids was a popular comic strip by Rudolph Dirks (later joined by Harold H. Knerr), who also created the spin-off strips Hans and Fritz and, eventually, The Captain and the Kids.
Vintage Photograph of Creepy Katzenjammer Kids Floats in the 1929 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade
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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…

Vintage Photograph of Neil Diamond Waiting for the Subway in 1976
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Brooklyn-born singer/songwriter Neil Diamond got his start in the 1960s by writing songs and playing them for other musicians and record labels on Tin Pan Alley on W. 28th St. By the time…

1920s skyscrapers towering over Times Square
Vintage Aerial Photograph of Midtown Skyscrapers and Times Square Circa 1920
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Ephemeral New York is a site that seeks to chronicle "an ever-changing city through faded and forgotten artifacts." In a recent post, the site shows a vintage postcard showing a colorized…

The "Human Squirrel" who did many daring "stunts" in climbing for benefit of War Relief Funds in New York City. | <strong>Original Caption:</strong> The &quot;Human Squirrel&quot; who did many daring &quot;stunts&quot; in climbing for benefit of War Relief Funds in New York City. He is shown here at a dizzy height in Times Square. Times Photo Service., ca. 1918 <strong>U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier:</strong>165-WW-578B(6) <strong>From:</strong> American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, compiled 1917 - 1918 (Record Group 165) <strong>Created By:</strong> War Department. (1789 - 09/18/1947) <strong>Production Date:</strong>ca. 1918 <strong>Persistent URL:</strong> <a href="http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=533754" rel="nofollow">arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=533754</a> <strong>Repository: </strong> NARA's Still Picture Records Section, National Archives at College Park (College Park, MD) Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted
Vintage Photograph of the "Human Squirrel" Climbing High in Times Square Circa 1918
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Not much is known of this performer, but apparently he was known as the "Human Squirrel" and would climb up cables attached off of very high buildings in order to fundraise for various…

Maggie Hopp's Color Photographs of Times Square's Sex Industry in the 1970s
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Local photographer and real estate agent Maggie Hopp captured these incredible color photograph of Times Square back in the 1970s, the essence of "Old New York." Experimenting in the 1970s…