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Harlem Hellfighters back from WWI, wearing the Cross of War medals, 1919.
Vintage Photograph Shows the WWI Harlem Hellfighters Wearing Cross of War Medals in 1919
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This great colorized vintage photograph from 1919 shows the Harlem Hellfighters after they returned home from World War I, wearing their famous Cross of War medals. Redditor Strahozor tells…

March 1930 - Street Interviews on Women's Fashion, NYC (real sound)
Check Out These Vintage Film Featuring New York City Street Interviews on Fashion in 1930
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This interesting vintage film from March, 1930 features an "inquiring cameraman from the Newsreel Theater" asks New Yorkers on the street whether they prefer short or long skirts on women.…

Canal Street and Broadway, New York, New York, 1984
Vintage New York City Photograph Shows Corner of Canal Street and Broadway in 1984
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Uploaded to OldSchoolCool by Redditor rachmaninoffkills, this great vintage photograph shows the southeast corner of Canal Street and Broadway on the SoHo/Tribeca border back in 1984. Here…

U.S. Sub-treasury [Federal Hall], Wall St., New York ca. 1900
Vintage Photograph Shows New York City's Federal Hall on Wall Street Circa 1900
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Built on Wall Street in 1700, Federal Hall is the building where George Washington took his oath as our nation's first President. In later years, Federal Hall would hold the first U.S.…

NYC Nostalgia Train Video Narrated by the Voice of the NYC Subway
[WATCH] Learn About the Historic Nostalgia NYC Subway Train From the "Voice of the Subway"
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Operated by the New York Transit Museum, the Holiday Nostalgia Train is a subway train made of vintage cars dating back to the 1930s. Running a limited route open the public every Sunday in…

Heritage Trails New York (screenshot)
Interactive Map Lets You Explore Lower Manhattan's "Heritage Trails" From Before 9/11
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Originally created in the mid-1990s, the Heritage Trails were a set of self-guided sightseeing locations in Lower Manhattan that included information you could read about each landmark and…

Central Park Lake, 1942
Vintage Photograph Shows a Busy Central Park Lake in the Summer of 1942
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Snapped by photojournalist Marjory Collins in September of 1942, this great vintage photograph shows a busy Central Park lake filled with rowboats. Also captured in the foreground of the…

1929 - Early Sound Footage of New York City
Check Out This Vintage Footage Showing New York City Street Scenes in 1929
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This fantastic vintage film from 1929 shows a collection of street scenes around Midtown and Lower Manhattan. It was restored and uploaded by YouTuber and historian Guy Jones. Collection of…

94-Foot Blue Whale Installation at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, 1968
Vintage Photographs Show Installation of American Museum of Natural History's 94-Foot Blue Whale in 1968
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These great vintage photographs from 1968 show the installation of the American Museum of Natural History's iconic 94-foot fiberglass and polyurethane blue whale. According to an article on…

Fat Men's Shop, East Village, New York, 1955
Vintage Photograph From 1955 Shows "Sig Klein's Fat Men's Shop" in East Village
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This vintage photograph from 1955 shows a non-politically-correct "Sig Klein's Fat Men's Shop" in the East Village. Sometime since then, all of these types of shops have been renamed to a…