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New York, Then & Now

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Easter Parade, Fifth Avenue
Easter Parade, Fifth AvenueBain News Service · LOC (PD)
Brooklyn Bridge, 1899
Brooklyn Bridge, 1899Public domain
Times Square Breadline, Dec. 1930
Times Square Breadline, Dec. 1930Associated Press (PD)
The Flatiron Building, c.1903
The Flatiron Building, c.1903I. Underhill · LOC (PD)
Grand Central Terminal, 1913
Grand Central Terminal, 1913Forbes & Co. (PD)
Statue of Liberty, c.1900
Statue of Liberty, c.1900R. N. Dennis Coll. (PD)
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Coney IslandBain News Service · LOC (PD)
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