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“Photographers – Polo Grounds”
1914.
Polo Grounds, Washington Heights.
Site of today’s NYCHA Polo Ground Towers. Former home of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees (1913-1922) and New York Giants (1891-1957). Demolished in 1964.
By Unknown Photographer, Bain News Service. From the Library of Congress.
Retouched by Rick Stachura.
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“Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia Campaigning for Re-election”
Circa 1941.
Unknown location. New York City.
By Ralph Morse. From the LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images.
Retouched by Rick Stachura.
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“Horn Practice”
Circa 1977-80.
Between Pier 25 and the landfill for Battery Park City. Site of today’s Harrison Street Basketball Court.
By Martha Cooper. From the cover of her book New York State of Mind, 2007.
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“Self Portrait”
October 18, 1953.
Unknown location. New York City.
By Vivian Maier. From the Maloof Collection, Ltd. at vivianmaier.com.
Latter-Day Longings Page
“William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac”
Fall 1953.
Allen Ginsberg’s Apartment. 206 East 7th Street, Apt #16. East Village.
By Allen Ginsberg. From the National Gallery of Art.
Indispensable Insights Page
“Johnny Guitar #1”
May 27, 1954.
7th Avenue, between West 47th and West 48th Streets. Times Square.
By Frank Oscar Larson. From frankoscarlarsonphotos.com.
Gift Shop Page
“View of the Queensboro Bridge from Queensboro Plaza”
May 1, 1912.
Long Island City, Queens.
By Eugene de Salignac. From the New York City Municipal Archives.
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“Street Light Repair and Penn Station Rising”
November 16, 1909.
7th Avenue and West 33rd Street. Midtown.
By Louis M. Dreyer. From the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia University.
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“Night View Illuminated for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration”
Sometime between September 25 and October 9, 1909.
New York City Hall.
By H.N. Tiemann & Co. From the New-York Historical Society.
Retouched by Rick Stachura.