USA old photos
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New York City views. New York Athletic Club from park., 1929
Central Park at 7th Ave & 59th St.
Central Park at 7th Ave & 59th St.
960 Fifth Avenue, NYC. Exterior from park., 1929
New York City views. New York Life Building., 1929
Madison Square Park, at the intersection of 26th Street and Madison Avenue, featuring two commercial vehicles and the Madison Square Hotel.
Madison Square Park, at the intersection of 26th Street and Madison Avenue, featuring two commercial vehicles and the Madison Square Hotel.
Christadora House. General exterior., 1929
Eighteen-story Christadora House overlooks a ball game in Tompkins Square Park, viewed eastward from the corner of Avenue B and 9th Street.
Eighteen-story Christadora House overlooks a ball game in Tompkins Square Park, viewed eastward from the corner of Avenue B and 9th Street.
The Heckscher Building. Street view., 1928
57th Street and Fifth Avenue's southwest corner, featuring pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Formerly the Genesco Building.
57th Street and Fifth Avenue's southwest corner, featuring pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Formerly the Genesco Building.
The Barbizon. From street 62nd St. and Lexington [Avenue]., 1928
The Barbizon, a women's residence-hotel, stood at the intersection of 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue, amidst pedestrian traffic and parked cars.
The Barbizon, a women's residence-hotel, stood at the intersection of 63rd Street and Lexington Avenue, amidst pedestrian traffic and parked cars.
95 East End Ave., N.Y. View of apartment and river., 1927
Pedestrians stroll past an apartment building on the corner of East End Avenue and 84th Street in Carl Schurz Park, looking east toward the East River. A parked car sits in front of the building.
Pedestrians stroll past an apartment building on the corner of East End Avenue and 84th Street in Carl Schurz Park, looking east toward the East River. A parked car sits in front of the building.
95 East End Ave., N.Y. View from roof., 1927
East River, viewed northeast from 95 East End Avenue at 81st Street, shows Carl Schurz Park in the foreground, with Hell Gate and its railroad bridge connecting Randalls and Wards Islands to Astoria, Queens, in the distance. At least four vessels navigate the river. Across the river in Queens are the Tiboale Lumber and Coal Company and Morey and Co.
East River, viewed northeast from 95 East End Avenue at 81st Street, shows Carl Schurz Park in the foreground, with Hell Gate and its railroad bridge connecting Randalls and Wards Islands to Astoria, Queens, in the distance. At least four vessels navigate the river. Across the river in Queens are the Tiboale Lumber and Coal Company and Morey and Co.
Park Avenue [Methodist Episcopal] Church. Apartment house and church., 1927
230 Park Avenue. North from 24th floor., 1934
Bank for Savings, 280 Fourth Avenue. Exterior, from right., 1934
Bank for Savings, 280 Fourth Avenue. Exterior, from left., 1934
Union Club, 69th Street and Park Avenue, NYC. Exterior., 1933
Barbizon Plaza Hotel. Exterior from Central Park over rock., 1930
New York City views. View north from Park Avenue and 68th Street., 1930
Lunch atop a Skyscraper, 1932
Construction Workers Resting on Steel Beam Above Manhattan, 1932
View from John Hancock Tower, 1977
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Where?, 1977
Cincinnati bus riders are treated to rooftop performances by musicians and dancers. This is part of an arts program funded by the city-owned Queen City Metro bus system, which serves over 100,000 passengers daily on 42 routes. The program, conceived by Boris Goldmund, features a variety of performances and exhibitions on buses and was incorporated into Cincinnati's bicentennial celebrations. Performances include string quartets, jazz bands, dancers, mimes, pianists, and harpists.
Cincinnati bus riders are treated to rooftop performances by musicians and dancers. This is part of an arts program funded by the city-owned Queen City Metro bus system, which serves over 100,000 passengers daily on 42 routes. The program, conceived by Boris Goldmund, features a variety of performances and exhibitions on buses and was incorporated into Cincinnati's bicentennial celebrations. Performances include string quartets, jazz bands, dancers, mimes, pianists, and harpists.
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, 1977
10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, CA, 1977
The Hotel del Coronado, a popular tourist destination built in 1888 by architect Stanford White, sits on a peninsula jutting into the San Diego Bay. It was one of the first buildings in the US to be electrified, with Thomas Edison himself overseeing the wiring.
The Hotel del Coronado, a popular tourist destination built in 1888 by architect Stanford White, sits on a peninsula jutting into the San Diego Bay. It was one of the first buildings in the US to be electrified, with Thomas Edison himself overseeing the wiring.
San Diego Naval Base, 1977
San Diego, a major US Navy Pacific port, is home to the pictured aircraft carrier Ranger.
San Diego, a major US Navy Pacific port, is home to the pictured aircraft carrier Ranger.
San Diego. CA. USA. Where?, 1977
Approximate location
Approximate location
Sunbathers in Santa Monica, 1976
Sunbathers tanned and others swam in the ocean at a lifeguard-patrolled Santa Monica beach on August 30, 1976.
Sunbathers tanned and others swam in the ocean at a lifeguard-patrolled Santa Monica beach on August 30, 1976.
Balboa Island ferry, 1977
1977: This ferry has transported commuters to the peninsula since 1919. 1986: A short, five-minute ferry trip across Newport Bay to Balboa Island costs just 20 cents.
1977: This ferry has transported commuters to the peninsula since 1919. 1986: A short, five-minute ferry trip across Newport Bay to Balboa Island costs just 20 cents.
San Juan Creek estuary, 1978
San Juan Creek flows into the Pacific Ocean at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California. This photo was taken on January 5, 1978.
San Juan Creek flows into the Pacific Ocean at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California. This photo was taken on January 5, 1978.
Wilshire Boulevard, 1979
This view from Santa Monica's Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue intersection looks northeast toward Los Angeles. Businesses and buildings, some now gone, line the street. On the right stands the Lawrence Welk Plaza, later 100 Wilshire, Santa Monica's tallest building, constructed by Lawrence Welk and primarily designed by Cesar Pelli for Daniel, Mann, Johnson, and Mendenhall in 1969.
This view from Santa Monica's Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue intersection looks northeast toward Los Angeles. Businesses and buildings, some now gone, line the street. On the right stands the Lawrence Welk Plaza, later 100 Wilshire, Santa Monica's tallest building, constructed by Lawrence Welk and primarily designed by Cesar Pelli for Daniel, Mann, Johnson, and Mendenhall in 1969.
View Park model home, 1938
A model stands in the driveway of the newly built "Silver Monterey" model home at 5129 Escalon Avenue in View Park, Los Angeles County.
A model stands in the driveway of the newly built "Silver Monterey" model home at 5129 Escalon Avenue in View Park, Los Angeles County.
John Haggarty's "Castle", 1938
Interior of the J. J. Haggarty residence (known as "the castle") at 3330 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, showing the fireplace and a valuable stained glass window (originally costing $10,000) above it. Photographed January 5, 1938.
Interior of the J. J. Haggarty residence (known as "the castle") at 3330 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, showing the fireplace and a valuable stained glass window (originally costing $10,000) above it. Photographed January 5, 1938.
Haggarty castle interior, sunroom, 1938
Haggarty, a wealthy merchant, enjoyed his castle's cave-like sunroom until his recent passing. The room, designed to evoke a cool wooded dell, was a feature of his opulent lifestyle.
Haggarty, a wealthy merchant, enjoyed his castle's cave-like sunroom until his recent passing. The room, designed to evoke a cool wooded dell, was a feature of his opulent lifestyle.