Sometimes, from beyond the skyscrapers, the cry of a tugboat finds you in your insomnia, and you remember that this desert of iron and cement is an island. - Albert Camus
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The Head of the Statue of Liberty on display at the World Fair in Paris, 1878
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| Liberty's Crown, 1950 |
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| Hanging out of the windows of the crown, 1952 (Margaret Bourke-White) |
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Pennsylvania Station, 1943
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Harlem, 103rd Street
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Thrill-seekers ride the 300-foot parachute jump at Coney Island
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Famous Times Square Camel Ad (that belched smoke)
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Queen of the Sea
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Grand Central Terminal
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| Opening Day of the Empire State Building (Samuel H. Gottscho, 1931) |
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From the Brooklyn Bridge (Paul Himmel, 1950)
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| Block by block grid system (Margaret Bourke-White, 1939) |
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| A film still from Taxi Driver - Bob De Niro and Martin Scorsese, 1976 |
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Fantastic images....history in the making...Love Life...xv
ReplyDeleteSo many extraordinary images here! A snapshot of another time. The be-cloched heads at the opening of the Empire State, the balloon ride...these are absolute treasures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating blog you have! Happy to have stumbled across it, and am having a lovely time exploring it.