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New York’s Forgotten Landmarks: The Buildings That Once Defined the City and No Longer Exist
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From Grandeur to Gone: The Rise, Beauty, and Demolition of New York’s Pennsylvania Station in Photos
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Inside the Waters of History: New York City’s Public Swimming Pools of the 1900s
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Stage and Screen in the Great Depression: A Deep Look into New York City’s Theaters in the 1930s
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When Clotheslines Ruled the Skyline: A Look at 1930s New York Through Vintage Laundry-Hung Streets
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Through Shadows and Silence: André Kertész’s Surreal Vision of New York City
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in Queens

A Tour of Tomorrow: Inside the 1939 New York World’s Fair and Its Bold Vision of the Future
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in Staten Island

Yellow Pages Time Capsule: Looking Back at Staten Island Ads from the Past
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Keeping NYC Clean: A Look at Street Cleaners Through History
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in Manhattan

Exploring Everyday Life in 1930s Manhattan with the Federal Art Project Photographers
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Exploring the Street Life of New York City in 1938 through the Lens of FAP
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Faces of a Generation: FAP Photos Reveal the Lives of Ordinary New Yorkers in 1939

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