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post Apr 28 2012, 01:04 PM, updated 12y ago

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http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/04...rchives/100286/

The New York City Municipal Archives just released a database of over 870,000 photos from its collection of more than 2.2 million images of New York throughout the 20th century. Their subjects include daily life, construction, crime, city business, aerial photographs, and mor

http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/gallery/home.shtml

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Sunlight floods in through windows in the vaulted main room of New York City's Grand Central Terminal, illuminating the main concourse, ticket windows and information kiosk. Photo taken ca. 1935-1941. (

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Aerial view of New York City, looking north, on December 16, 1951.

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Shadows are cast beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from from a stable roof, on May 6, 1918.

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Original City Hall subway station, IRT Lexington Avenue Line, in 1904.

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Red Hook Swimming Pool, Clinton, Bay & Henry Streets, Brooklyn. Bathers as far as the eye can see.

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A view from the Williamsburg Bridge, looking west, showing congested traffic in Manhattan, on January 29, 1923.

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Painters suspended on cables of the the Brooklyn Bridge, on October 7, 1914

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A Subway Road Comes up for air in Brooklyn -- in background, a view of Manhattan from subway elevated tracks, 8th Street, Brooklyn, New York, on March 21, 1938.

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Yankee Stadium, Yankees on the field during a game, ca. 1935-1947.

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post Apr 28 2012, 01:06 PM

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wow...this is unbelievable photo

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post Apr 28 2012, 01:09 PM

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A man reads a newspaper on New York's 6th Ave. and 40th St, with the headline: "Nazi Army Now 75 Miles From Paris.", on May 18, 1940.

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New York Fire Department demonstration of a steam pumper converted from horse-drawn to motor-driven, at 12th Avenue and 56th Street.

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Manhattan Bridge, under-construction, seen from the roof of Robert Gear Building, showing suspenders and saddles, on February 11, 1909.

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A view down an alley, as rows and rows of laundry hang from tenements ca. 1935-1941. Seen looking west from 70 Columbus Avenue or Amsterdam Avenue at 63nd Street

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Ninth Avenue El trains with passengers on 2 levels of tracks, 66th Street El station in background, in October of 1933. Photo taken on Columbus Avenue, northwest of Lincoln Square & 65th Street.

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The "Well", US Signal Corps Army Base Terminal, Port of Embarkation. Ration cases from crate cars are hoisted to warehouse bins for storage, ca. 1945-1946.

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Interior view of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) subway powerhouse, 58th to 59th Street, ca. 1904.

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Brooklyn Bridge painters at work high above the city, on December 3, 1915

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Aftermath of a collision on an elevated rail track.

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A motorman operates a trolley cars near Williamsburg Bridge, on September 25, 1924. Signs advertise almonds, cold remedies, mustard, and stove polish.


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post Apr 28 2012, 01:12 PM

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i love you robert. truestory.
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post Apr 28 2012, 01:13 PM

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man, looking at pictures of how the places you were way back when are pretty eerie, especially those about the bridges.
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post Apr 28 2012, 01:40 PM

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eh... macam KL in 2010. true story.
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post Apr 28 2012, 06:07 PM

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Coney Island looking east from Steeplechase Pier showing Sunday bathers, crowd on beach, on July 30, 1922.
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post Apr 28 2012, 06:32 PM

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back to the future, cool
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post Apr 28 2012, 06:36 PM

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awesome photos
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post Apr 28 2012, 06:43 PM

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wow great
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post Apr 28 2012, 07:07 PM

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Awesome pics !

Am a great fan of nostalgic photos. Interesting view on how developed NY already was at that time.
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post Apr 28 2012, 07:09 PM

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photography also good.. no need 200 zone + 100 MP DSLR biggrin.gif
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post Apr 28 2012, 07:10 PM

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Irish immigrant holds the power
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post Apr 28 2012, 08:05 PM

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QUOTE(legendofhafiz @ Apr 28 2012, 07:10 PM)
Irish immigrant holds the power
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they are being discriminated by the "native"

watch the NYC historic documentory gangs of new york
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post Apr 28 2012, 08:06 PM

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QUOTE(ar188 @ Apr 28 2012, 07:09 PM)
photography also good.. no need 200 zone + 100 MP DSLR biggrin.gif
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but the 8x10 film do have 100mp resolution right?
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post Apr 28 2012, 08:06 PM

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QUOTE(robertngo @ Apr 28 2012, 08:06 PM)
but the 8x10 film do have 100mp resolution right?
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got grain mah..
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post Apr 28 2012, 10:30 PM

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QUOTE(ar188 @ Apr 28 2012, 08:06 PM)
got grain mah..
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cannot remove grain with software meh?

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