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20 photos of NYC in the 1950s


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20 photos of NYC in the 1950s

Broadway and W 50th Street



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The Ed Sullivan Show

Advertising in Times Square



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The rise of the career woman

Crowds walking down Broad Street



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NYC cabbie culture

Cabs on a busy street



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A Times Square newsstand

Magazine vendor at newsstand



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An aerial view of Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle looking north



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A daily commute

People on 8th Avenue



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Rockefeller Plaza

Sunken Plaza at Rockefeller Center



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Grand Central Station

Clock and information center in Grand Central Station



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The decline of the garment district

Deliveryman crossing Eighth Avenue



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Central Park

Bethesda Fountain in Central Park



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Little Italy

Women In Little Italy



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Chinatown

Street view of Chinatown



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A game of chess

Men playing checkers in park



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The Bronx

Apartment buildings in the Bronx



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The Lower East Side

Sidewalk merchants on lower east side



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Rush Hour

Commuters at rush hour



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El Morocco

Couples dance at the El Morocco Nightclub



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The Brooklyn Heights Promenade

Kids Play in East River



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A newspaper strike

Riders on the New York subway



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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Guggenheim Museum under construction


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