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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…

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…

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…

Feb. 20, 1939. Twenty-thousand attend a meeting of the German American Bund, which included banners such as "Stop Jewish Domination of Christian Americans."
Vintage Photograph Shows an American Nazi Rally Inside Madison Square Garden in 1939
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On Feb. 20th, 1939, a Pro-Nazi Germany group here in America held a rally with 20,000 members inside Madison Square Garden. Known as the German American Bund, the group strongly supported…

Workman, perched on the end of a beam, bolting together the framework of the Empire State Building, New York City, 1930. Photograph by Lewis Hine
Vintage Photograph from 1930 Shows Construction Worker on Edge of Empire State Building
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The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration has a great digital collection titled American Cities which "depicts the city, its development, and its people and their way of life…

West 114th Street at the corner of 7th Avenue. Ansche Chesed Synagogue.
Vintage Photograph Shows Ansche Chesed Synagogue in Harlem Circa 1910
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This vintage photograph shows the corner of West 114th Street and 7th Avenue in Harlem back in 1910. At the time, this impressive building belonged to Ansche Chesed Synagogue, however the…

Delancey Street at Essex Street, 1969.
Check Out These Vintage Photos of Delancey Street in 1969
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The Lo-Down reader Esther Marlowe recently shared some vintage photos from 1969 captured on the Lower East Side, specifically Delancey Street, Essex Street and Orchard Street. There was a…

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, 1931
Vintage Photograph from 1931 Shows First Ever Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is arguably the most famous Christmas Tree and lighting ceremony in the world. Now a major media production and concert with superstars, the ceremony…

Aerial Survey. Manhattan Island, New York City. Made by Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation. August 4, 1921.
Vintage Map Shows Aerial Photographic Survey of Manhattan Island in 1921
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This incredible vintage photographic map gives an aerial survey of Manhattan as it appeared in 1921. Aerial Survey. Manhattan Island, New York City. Made by Fairchild Aerial Camera…

Vintage Photograph of Bowling Green and Broadway Office Buildings Circa 1900
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Long before Charging Bull landed controversially at the Northern tip, long before the destruction of Fort Amsterdam which lied on it's Southern face, long before it housed public protests…