What Manhattan looked like in the 1970s Through Captivating Vintage Photos

#1 Trash Fire Burning on Crosby Street, SoHo, Manhattan, 1979

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#2 Feast of St Anthony Procession on Mulberry Street, Manhattan, 1975

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#3 Newsstand on 42nd Street, Times Square, Manhattan, 1970

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#4 The Rolling Stones Playing ‘Brown Sugar’ on Flatbed Truck, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 1975

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#5 View of Trash Against Subway Entrance on E 14th Street Near Union Square, Manhattan, 1972

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#6 Trading Floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Record Pace Trading Following Nixon’s Economic Plans, Manhattan, 1971

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#7 Washington Arch in Washington Square Park, Manhattan, 1979

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#8 Isolated Building in Harlem, Manhattan, 1975

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#9 Exterior View of Studio 54, Manhattan, 1970s

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#10 Traffic on West 42nd Street in Times Square, Manhattan, 1978

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#11 Pedestrians Walking Past the East Side Bookstore, East Village, Manhattan, 1975

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#12 Patrons Line Up at Mom and Pop Pizzeria, Times Square, Manhattan, 1970

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#13 Shoe Shiner Waiting at Eighth Avenue, Times Square, Manhattan, 1970

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#14 Two Young Men Making Phone Calls Near Times Square, Manhattan, 1975

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#15 NYPD Arrest Anti-Nuclear Power Protesters, Wall Street, Manhattan, 1979

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#16 Crowd Waiting Outside Studio 54, Manhattan, 1978

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#17 Madison Avenue Closed for Earth Week, Manhattan, 1971

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#18 Mural on Pike Street, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Manhattan, 1975

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#19 Pedestrians Crossing 6th Avenue at West 51st Street, Manhattan, 1979

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#20 People Seated Outside the New York Public Library Main Branch, Manhattan, 1979

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#21 View of Lower Manhattan Skyline from Manhattan Bridge Overpass, Brooklyn, Manhattan, 1975

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#22 Apollo Theater at 253 West 125th Street, Manhattan, 1978

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#23 Times Square Protests in Wake of President Gerald Ford’s Speech, Manhattan, 1975

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#24 Man Waiting for a Bus on 42nd Street, Times Square, Manhattan, 1970

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#25 World Trade Center Under Construction, Manhattan, 1970

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#26 34th Street–Penn Station Traveller, Midtown Manhattan, 1975

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#27 Morning Commuters Waiting to Cross Washington Bridge During Strike, Manhattan, 1971

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#28 Unidentified Band Performing at Grand Army Plaza, Manhattan, 1979

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#29 Panhandler on 6th Avenue Between West 46th and 47th Streets, Manhattan, 1979

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#30 Exterior View of Mickey’s Place Bar and Restaurant, Tribeca, Manhattan, 1975

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#31 Ticket-seekers Line Up for “Chicago” Musical, 46th Street Theater, Manhattan, 1975

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#32 Night View on East 35th Street Past Lexington Avenue, Empire State Building, Manhattan, 1975

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#33 Nighttime View of Times Square, Manhattan, 1978-1979

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#34 Pedestrians Walk Under Adult Movie Theater Marquees in 42nd Street, Times Square, Manhattan, 1970

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#35 Power Failure Causes a Blackout in Manhattan, 1977

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#36 Night View Along Central Park West, Near 102nd St, Manhattan, 1972

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#37 Four People Walking on a Street in Harlem, Manhattan, 1971

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#38 Nighttime View of Two Young Boys on a Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, 1977

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#39 Aerial View of New York Harbor and Lower Manhattan Skyline with Ferry, Manhattan, 1978

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#40 Greenwich Village Townhouse Explosion, Manhattan, 1973

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#41 Onlookers Watch a Game of Chance on 57th Street, Manhattan, 1979

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#42 Pedestrians Crossing 7th Avenue at West 57th Street, Manhattan, 1979

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#43 Vendor Grilling Food During the Feast of San Gennaro, Little Italy, Manhattan, 1975

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#44 View Looking South Along Park Avenue at East 50th Street, Manhattan, 1972

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#45 Pedestrians Walking Along Nassau Street During Lunch Hour, Manhattan, 1972

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#46 View of Pedestrians at Church and Vesey Streets, Manhattan, 1971

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#47 Apollo Theater in Harlem, Manhattan, 1974

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#48 Man Pushing a Shopping Cart at West 36th Street and 5th Avenue, Manhattan, 1979

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#49 Street Vendor Selling T-Shirts on West 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan, 1979

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#50 People Relaxing in Bryant Park, Manhattan, 1979

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#51 NYPD Officer Patrolling Midtown Manhattan, 1979

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#52 Pedestrians on 6th Avenue Between West 48th and 49th Streets, Manhattan, 1979

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#53 Sidewalk Shopping at West 44th Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan, 1979

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#54 Pedestrians on 6th Avenue Between West 47th and 48th Streets, Manhattan, 1979

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#55 Pedestrians on the Sidewalk on West 42nd Street Near 6th Avenue, Manhattan, 1979

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#56 Artist Selling Sketches on a Street in Midtown Manhattan, 1979

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#57 Street Musician Playing Saxophone on 6th Avenue Near West 46th Street, Manhattan, 1979

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#58 Outside Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, 1979

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#59 Pedestrians Crossing West 50th Street at Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, 1979

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#60 Sidewalk Shopping at West 44th Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan, 1979

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#61 Men Washing a Car on the Lower East Side, Manhattan, 1974

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#62 Crowd Around King Kong on the World Trade Center Plaza, Manhattan, 1976

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#63 Haughwout Building at Broadway & Broome in SoHo, Manhattan, 1974

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#64 View of Lower Manhattan from the Empire State Building, 1975

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#65 Watching Opsail’s Parade of Tall Ships, Manhattan, 1976

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#66 Traffic Passing ‘Artist in Crisis’ Mural at Broome & Thompson Streets, Manhattan, 1977

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#67 Soho Residents Protest Against a Disco and Juice Bar, Manhattan, 1974

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#68 1970s Mom & Pop Stores, Subway Entrance in Manhattan, 1972

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#69 1970s Hot Dog Stand, Two Older Men Engaging in Conversation in Midtown Manhattan, 1972

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#70 Police Patrol the Disused West Side Highway Section, Headed Towards the World Trade Center, Manhattan, 1974

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#71 West Broadway Looking South From Houston Street, Manhattan, 1974

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#72 West Broadway Looking South From Houston Street, World Trade Center in the Distance, Manhattan, 1974

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#73 Nighttime View of Pedestrian Crossing a Snow-Covered Street in SoHo, Manhattan, 1974

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#74 Soho Watchers, Crowd of Onlookers in a SoHo Intersection, Manhattan, 1970s

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#75 Demonstrators at Marijuana Smoke-In March From Washington Square to Central Park, Manhattan, 1974

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#76 The Singer Building on Broadway in SoHo, Manhattan, 1974

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#77 View Looking West Along Prince Street During a Blizzard, Manhattan, 1978

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#78 Man Approaches Row of Pay Phones Near Bryant Park, Midtown Manhattan, 1970

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#79 Madison Avenue Closed for Earth Week, People Stroll and Play, Manhattan, 1970

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#80 Roosevelt Island Tram Providing Transportation from Roosevelt Island to Manhattan, 1976

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#81 Yankees World Series Parade, Fans Gathering on Broadway, Manhattan, 1978

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#82 ‘The War is Over’ Concert and Peace Rally in Central Park, Manhattan, 1975

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#83 Union Square Greenmarket, Manhattan, 1978

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#84 Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade, Manhattan, 1979

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#85 Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan, 1975

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#86 Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade and Confucius Plaza, Manhattan, 1979

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#87 East End Hotel at 1 East River Drive, Manhattan, 1979

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#88 Empire Apartments, 71 Broadway with Trinity Church Visible, Manhattan, 1975

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#89 Looking South on Pike Street Towards Cherry Street, Manhattan Bridge, Manhattan, 1975

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#90 Helen Hayes Theatre, 210 West 46th Street, Manhattan, 1977

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#91 Union Square Greenmarket, Manhattan, 1978

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#92 Looking East on Broome Street at Intersection of West Broadway, Manhattan, 1975

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#93 People Shopping at the Union Square Greenmarket, Manhattan, 1976

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#94 View of the Sea Lion Exhibit at the Central Park Zoo, Manhattan, 1979

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#95 Looking North from Park Avenue and 41st Street, Pan Am Building, Manhattan, 1979

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#96 Nighttime View on East 35th Street, Empire State Building in the Distance, Manhattan, 1975

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#97 Looking South on Broadway Between Spring and Broome Streets, Manhattan, 1977

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#98 Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street, Manhattan, 1977.

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#99 View Looking North on Orchard Street from Delancey Street, Manhattan, 1977.

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#100 Underneath the Manhattan Bridge Overpass with a View of World Trade Center, Manhattan, 1978.

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#101 Pedestrians Walking Past Armen Jewelers and Sol Stein Jeweler on Eldridge Street, Manhattan, 1975.

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#102 Buildings on the North Side of Delancey Street Between Clinton and Attorney Streets, Manhattan, 1975.

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#103 Horse-Drawn Carriage on Fifth Avenue in Front of the Frick Collection, Manhattan, 1979.

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#104 Fish Wholesalers on South Street, Manhattan, 1975.

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#105 Looking East on Broome Street at the Intersection of West Broadway and Watts Street, Manhattan, 1975.

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#106 Aerial View of the TriBeCa Neighborhood, Manhattan, 1975.

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#107 Corner of Broadway and 14th Street, Manhattan, 1977.

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#108 Shoppers Walking on the Sidewalk on Essex Street in the Lower East Side Neighborhood, Manhattan, 1975.

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#109 Fifth Avenue and 26th Street, Manhattan, 1977.

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#110 Corner of Broadway and 14th Street, Manhattan, 1977.

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#111 Looking North on Fifth Avenue from the Empire State Building, Manhattan, 1974.

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#112 Corner of Spring Street and Broadway, Manhattan, 1977.

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#113 Looking East on East 86th Street from Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, 1974.

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#114 Central Park Zoo, Manhattan, 1979.

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#115 Corner of Spring Street and Broadway, Manhattan, 1975.

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#116 Looking South of the Flatiron Building, Manhattan, 1975.

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#117 Shoppers at the Union Square Greenmarket, Manhattan, 1976.

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#118 Vehicular Traffic at the Corner of East 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan, 1975.

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#119 Pedestrians and Vehicular Traffic at Union Square, Manhattan, 1975.

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#120 People in Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 1975.

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#121 Looking North from Park Avenue and 41st Street to the Pan Am Building, Manhattan, 1979.

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#122 Soho Area in Downtown Manhattan Shows Buildings on West Broadway from Canal Street to Houston Street, Manhattan, 1974

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#123 Protestors Carry Banner During Mass Demonstration Against New York State Abortion Laws in Manhattan, 1970

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#124 Line of People Waiting for Screening of ‘Nickelodeon Nights’ at Little Fox Theater in Greenwich Village, Manhattan

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#125 Exterior View of Women’s House of Detention in Greenwich Village, Closed and Slated for Demolition, Manhattan, 1973

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#126 The Apollo Theater in Harlem, Manhattan, Circa 1975

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#127 Twin Towers of the World Trade Center Loom Over Tribeca with Independence Plaza in Center, Manhattan, 1974

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#128 Women’s House of Detention in Greenwich Village, Closed and Slated for Demolition, Manhattan, 1973

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#129 View of Large Work of Art Carried Across Intersection from Broome Street, Manhattan, 1974

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#130 View Northeast Across Rooftops of Soho Showing Intersection of Canal Street and West Broadway, Manhattan, 1978

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#131 View South Across Rooftops of Soho, Street at Left Is Sullivan and at Right, 6th Avenue, Manhattan, 1977

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#132 View of Building at 644 Broadway, Corner of Broadway & Bleeker Street, Later Demolished, Manhattan, 1978

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#133 Earth Day Celebration on 5th Avenue with Thousands of People, Manhattan, 1970

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#134 Pedestrians and Traffic in Chinatown Neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 1977

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#135 Pedestrians on Pell Street in Chinatown Neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 1979

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#136 Group Around Statue of Confucius on Confucius Plaza in Chinatown, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 1978

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#137 NYC Sanitation Police Vehicles During Columbus Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, 1974

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#138 People Outside Entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan, 1977

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#139 Pedestrians Before North Facade of Fraunces Tavern Building on Pearl Street, Financial District, Manhattan, 1979

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#140 Low-Angle View of 1 New York Plaza, 50-Storey Office Building in Financial District, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 1970

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#141 Entrance to Christie’s Auction House in Delmonico’s Hotel on Park Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, 1977

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