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A construction worker on a beam high above the building at Wall Street, New York City, 1930.
Vintage Photograph Shows Construction Worker High Above Wall Street in 1930
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This vintage photograph from 1930 shows a brave construction worker carrying a heavy sack as he crosses a steel beam high above ground level, working on the 71-story neo-gothic skyscraper at…

Broad St. lunch carts, New York, N.Y. ca. 1906
Vintage Photograph Shows Lunch Carts on Broad Street Circa 1906
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This great vintage photograph shows a group of street cart food vendors selling frankfurters and lemonade on the corner of Broad Street and Beaver Street around 1906. Typical of the era, you…

Grace Church, Broadway, New York ca. 1900
Vintage Photograph Shows Grace Church in Greenwich Village Circa 1900
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The Grace Church in Greenwich Village is one of the oldest in the City, first opening in 1846. Covering most of two entire blocks between 10th and 12th Streets, Broadway and 4th Avenue, the…

Empire State building seen from New Jersey at a distance of 8 miles
Vintage Photograph Shows Empire State Building Towering Over Midtown in 1941
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Snapped by New York photographer Andreas Feininger in 1941, this vintage photograph shows the Empire State Building towering high above Midtown Manhattan, as seen from New Jersey eight miles…

Mary Anderson's illustration of her 1903 patented "window cleaning device." The United States Patent and Trademark Office
Here's How an Alabama Woman Stuck In NYC Traffic In 1902 Invented The Windshield Wiper
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NPR's Joe's Big Idea series features dozens of short stories explaining how everyday items we all use were first invented. In this short clip from the show, hear how an Alabama woman named…

May 2, 1946: On its annual visit to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus drew record-breaking crowds — a “throng of 6,000, including outgoing patients, and more than a generous sprinkling of neighborhood youngsters” The Times reported. “For many, it was their first circus,” The Times explained, “such as tiny Oscar Turner, 5, wrapped in a pink bathrobe several sizes too large, who gave his nurse a most busy time. Oscar kept up a frequent charge to the red arena. He dared the elephants, he challenged the clowns, he laughed and pranced. ‘Great medicine,’ said Pat Valdo, the Big Show’s Ringmaster.”
Vintage Photograph Shows Circus Elephants Making an Annual Visit to Bellevue Hospital in 1946
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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…

Mad Magazine artists Al Jaffee and Will Elder, in the lunchroom at the High School for Music and Arts in New York City, 1936
Vintage Photograph from 1936 Shows Mad Magazine's Al Jaffee and Will Elder Goofing Off in a NYC High School
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This great vintage photograph shows two teenagers goofing off in the cafeteria of High School of Music & Art in Harlem back in 1936. These teenagers, All Jaffee and Will Elder, would…

Flat-Iron [i.e. Flatiron] Building, Fifth Avenue and Broadway, New York, 1902
Vintage Photograph Shows the Flatiron Building Shortly After Completion in 1902
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The Flatiron Building opened in 1902 and is one of the most significant architectural wonders in New York City. This great vintage photograph shows the building from its most famous angle…

Good for one passage over Williamsburgh Bridge on local bridge cars only. Three rides 5 cents.
When Williamsburg Bridge First Opened, You Needed One of These Paper Ticket to Cross by Trolley
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Local historical blog Ephemeral New York recently dug up this great vintage ticket from 1903 in the Museum of the City of New York's Digital Collection. Shortly after the bridge opened, you…

March 28, 1967: Firemen at the scene a fire on a track at Grand Central Terminal, where a fire on a train of the New Haven line sent smoke billowing through the station and into the Pan Am building and prompting evacuations. “The smoke was pouring out, and people kept demanding to know when their rains were leaving,” one witness reported to The Times.
Vintage Photograph Shows FDNY on Scene of Fire at Grand Central Terminal in 1967
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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…