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Ford Mustang on the Empire State Building, October 1965

By Andrew Piper
August 27, 2020
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How to lift a Ford Mustang to the observation deck of a 103-story Empire State Building? Note that the skyscraper, built-in 1931,…

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Workers on the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge, October 1914

By James Maurer
August 20, 2020
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Few people know that about 150 workers died during its construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. But not the lucky ones in this…

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Rare pictures of the Empire state building plane crash

By Andrew Piper
August 18, 2020
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The tragic Empire state building plane crash occurred on July 28, 1945. The B-25 aircraft dramatically rammed the renowned building. The incident…

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Photos of the construction of the Statue of Liberty, 1885

By Andrew Piper
July 13, 2020
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This set of rare pictures shows the first days of Statue of Liberty on the land of New York City before and…

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Early fashion photos by Richard Avedon

By Anna Ramirez
June 8, 2020
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Richard Avedon’s name and his photos used to be a synonym to the glossy, fashion photography. Celebrities dreamt of appearing in the…

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Life story and the best photos of Alfred Stieglitz

By Andrew Piper
June 3, 2020
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Alfred Stieglitz was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on the very first day of the year of 1864. His parents are a…

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Harlem Renaissance in photos of James VanDerZee

By Anna Ramirez
May 28, 2020
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If you want to know what Harlem of the 20s and 30s was, you should inspect photos of James VanDerZee. The honored…

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Dinosaurs being transported to New York City World's fair, 1964

By Andrew Piper
February 2, 2019
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A workman on the framework of the Empire State Building, 1930

By James Maurer
January 28, 2019
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This man did his work well. Empire State Building passed through many incidents that proved it. For example, this airplane crash accident…

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