Vintage Photograph Shows a Hot Summer on the Lower East Side Circa 1937

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Summer on the Lower East Side, 1937
Summer on the Lower East Side, 1937
Photo: r/OldSchoolCool

Captured by iconic New York City street photographer Arthur Felig (better known as Weegee), this fun vintage photograph shows a bunch of kids playing in the spray of an opened fire hydrant during a hot summer around 1937.

via r/OldSchoolCool

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