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A poster for the 1939 World's Fair in New York.

A poster for the 1939 World's Fair in Mew York City.

1939 New York World's Fair poster.

House in the old residential district at Little Falls, New York, October 1941.

Fall activity. Little Falls, New York. October 1941.

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Pilot on Hudson River ferry between Hudson and Athens, New York, October 1941.

Fall activity. Little Falls, New York. October 1941.

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Farmland along the upper Delaware River in New York state. June 1943.

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Bebop's Gabriel: Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie. New York, N.Y., ca. 1947.

Rx Moderne: Star Drug, business on Kingsbridge Rd., Bronx, New York, 1946.

Street through the old residential district of Little Falls, New York, October 1941.

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Harness the Savings: Sears & Roebuck store in Syracuse, New York, 1941.

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Model trying on hat for a buyer, New York City showroom of the Jersey Homesteads cooperative clothing maker, November 1936

Whatcha Know Joe?: Portrait of Joe Helbock, bartender at Charlie's Tavern. New York, N.Y., March 1947.

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Old Home Time: The Mambert farm, located in the Hudson River Valley, New York. October 1941.

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Foyer of Eversharp, Inc. in the Empire State Building, New York City. March 3, 1946.

Inner Sanctum: Man in a Wine Cellar at an establishment on 52nd Street, New York, N.Y., circa 1948.

Foyer of Eversharp, Inc. in the Empire State Building, New York City. March 3, 1946.

Little Falls: Looking toward the river in Little Falls, New York, October 1941.

Gate of Nations: World's Fair. Corona gate with Bulova clock exhibit. May 1939.

Three of a Kind: A Group of Teens at 38th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City, November 1936.

Help Us Win: Strike pickets in New York City. December 1937.

A Westport commuter on a train to New York City. October 1941.

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International Music Hall, Radio City, New York. House with curtain down, from main orchestra, December 7, 1932.

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Stairway to the Stars: Rockefeller Center and the RCA Building from 515 Madison Avenue. December 5, 1933.

Times Square on a rainy day. New York, New York. March 1943.

Children of Apollo: View of the Apollo Theatre marquee, New York City, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948.

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Grand Canyon: Elevated structure and buildings. Lower Manhattan, December 1941.

September Song: Portrait of Sarah Vaughan performing at Café Society in downtown New York City September 1946.

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Holiday Rush: R. H. Macy and Company department store during the week before Christmas. New York, New York. December 1941.

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World of Tomorrow: Lines at the Flushing Gate of the New York World's Fair at 1 p.m. October 27, 1939.

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When the World Slows: Late evening on the lower East Side, New York, New York. May 1943.

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86 Years: Looking north from the Empire State Building. New York City, September 11, 1933.

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Hurry Up and Wait: Servicemen waiting for trains at Pennsylvania railroad station, New York, New York. August 1942.

And Now, the News: Mr. Babcock, an American war worker, tuning in for war news on his radio. Rochester, New York, 1943.

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Night view of Joseph Mullen Inc., 18 E. 50th St., New York City, 1940.

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Street scene on 38th Street near 7th Avenue, New York City. Teenager reading newspaper, November 1936

The Searchers: Long lines outside of an employment agency on Sixth Avenue, New York, New York 1937.

Sachs Quality Furniture Inc., business at 150th & 3rd Ave., New York City. General exterior, daylight. November 1940.

International Music Hall, Radio City, New York, New York. Foyer from balcony, December 9, 1932.

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Fleet of Foot: World's Fair, Entrance to the Ford Motor Building. May 12 1939.

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Secondhand Fisherman: A stevedore who packs and loads crates of fish on the lower east side. New York, New York, 1943.

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The Lonely Ward: Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis, Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, New York. Typical six-bed ward, to balcony. December 1940

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Down on the Corner: View down 52nd Street in New York, N.Y., circa 1948.

Group of men on 7th Avenue and 28th Street, New York City, November 1936.

Downbeat: Oscar Moore, Nat King Cole, and Wesley Prince, New York, N.Y., ca. 1946.

City on the Make: Looking down South Street in New York City. November 1933.

Waiting for trains at the Pennsylvania railroad station, New York City, August 1942.

Night and the City: A rainy evening in New York City, looking north from University Place, September 1939.

The Birdman: This man feeds the pigeons in Washington Square regularly. New York, New York. December 1941.

Sidewalk Bizarre: Scene along Bathgate Avenue in the Bronx, New York, December 1936.

City Vines: An avenue of clothes washings between 138th and 139th Street apartments, just east of St. Anne's Avenue, Bronx, New York. November 1936.

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Gallery Seats: New York, New York. Italian-Americans watching parade on Mott Street and flag raising ceremony in honor of boys from the neighborhood in the United States Army, 1942.

The Empire State Building from 41st St. and 5th Ave. New York City, July 4, 1933.

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In this Poignant Hour: Crowds of onlookers read news of the Allied invasion of Normandy on an electric marguee in Times Square on D-Day June 6, 1944.

Waiting for trains at the Pennsylvania railroad station, New York. August 1942.

Mood Indigo: View down 52nd Street, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1948.

Urban Heartbeat: New York City street scene June 1936.

Morning Rush: Waiting for the Third Avenue elevated railway in the Sixties about 8:45 a.m., New York, New York. September 1942.

That Way Out: Men waiting for the Third Avenue elevated train in the Fifties at 8:30 a.m., New York, New York. September 1942.

Invasion!: Pedestrians watching news of the Normandy Invasion on an electric marquee near Times Square on D-Day, June 6, 1944. New York, New York.

Angels' Perch: A rainy evening in New York City looking west toward Hudson River from University Place, September 1939

Loners in a Crowd: Waiting for trains at the Pennsylvania railroad station, in New York City, New York, August 1942.

Day of Days: Pedestrians watching news of the Normandy Invasion on an electric marquee near Times Square on D-Day, June 6, 1944. New York, New York.

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