Nikita Krushchev (head of Russia) at the top of the Empire State building, 1959

Fifth Avenue bustling with Christmas season shoppers, 1948

An African American couple wearing matching raccoon coats, 1932

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NYC in the 1900s
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A police dog sitting in an empty Times Square during a test air raid alert, 1961

New York army nurses wearing gas masks as they practice defense precautions, 1941

American women working on propaganda posters, 1942

Crowds swarming into Times Square following news that Japan had surrendered, 1945

The Hindenburg zeppelin flying over New York City, 1936