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April 8, 2012
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5th Avenue Easter Parade, New York, 1900-1912.  From the Library of Congress.

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February 14, 2012
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Whelan’s Drug Store, 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan. February 07, 1936.  Note the display of Valentines! 

Whelan’s Drug Store, 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan. February 07, 1936.  Note the display of Valentines! 

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January 29, 2012
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librar-y: Italian Festa. Circa 1912 street festival in New York’s Little Italy.

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Italian Festa. Circa 1912 street festival in New York’s Little Italy.


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January 21, 2012
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nypl: How great is this image? This is a print (made into a postcard) by Rachel Robinson Elmer depicting a winter twilight near the famous Washington Square Arch. It’s undated, although it’s likely from the late 1800s or early 1900s. The beautiful image is in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection! Happy snow day!

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How great is this image? This is a print (made into a postcard) by Rachel Robinson Elmer depicting a winter twilight near the famous Washington Square Arch. It’s undated, although it’s likely from the late 1800s or early 1900s. The beautiful image is in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection! Happy snow day!


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December 29, 2011
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Tattooed lady from the New York World’s Fair midway, with an admirer. 1939-1940.

Tattooed lady from the New York World’s Fair midway, with an admirer. 1939-1940.

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May 2, 2011
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Another one of Vivian Maier’s stunning photographs.  Click for more.

Another one of Vivian Maier’s stunning photographs.  Click for more.

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