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Showing posts with label new york. Show all posts
Old Photos Of The Day part 6
A beautician attaches the tubes and pads of a hair treatment machine to a man’s scalp as he reads a paper. c. 1935
How One Storm Changed New York City Forever - Photos of the Great Blizzard of 1888.
In March 1888, an unprecedented blizzard hit the northeast, dumping 20 to 60 inches of snow on an unprepared New York City. Drifts measured 30 and even 50 feet in some parts of the region. Not only was the storm momentous, resulting in around 200 deaths in New York City alone, it had a lasting impact on the way the city functions today.
Work crews remove snow in New York City's Times Square following the Blizzard of 1888 in New York City. (Bettmann/CORBIS)
Photos Of Last-Minute Christmas Shopping In New York City In The Past
Christmas shoppers fill the sidewalk at 42nd Street and Sixth Ave, New York City, 1929
Collection Of Photos That Show New York Buildings That No Longer Exist
The Gillender Building was completed in the Financial District in 1897, but stood for only 13 years. It was destroyed in 1910 and replaced by a bigger building that combined its neighboring lot.
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