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Historical pictures of New York City 100 years ago

Historical pictures of New York 100 years ago

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Painters hang from suspended wires on the Brooklyn Bridge October 7, 1914 -- 31 years after it first opened.
In this June 5, 1908 photo, the Manhattan Bridge is less than a shell, seen from Washington Street. It wouldn't be opened for another 18 months and wouldn't be completed for another four years
New Yorkers cool off in the Astoria public pool with the Hell Gate railroad bridge looming in the background in the summer of 1940.
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The headline of the newspaper the man in this May 18, 1940 photo reads: 'Nazi Army Now 75 Miles From Paris.' This picture shows the corner of Sixth Avenue and 40th Street in Manhattan
A man peers across the Hudson River into Manhattan from his perch on the George Washington Bridge on December 22, 1936
The Third Avenue elevated train rumbles across lower Manhattan in this undated photo. City Hall can be seen in the background
An unemployed man in an old coat lays on a pier in the New York City docks during the Great Depression, 1935
In 1936, the Triborough Bridge, which links Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx, was not yet complete. The Hells Gate Railroad Bridge looms in the distance

Published: Sat 28 May 2016, 1:29 PM

Last updated: Sat 28 May 2016, 4:01 PM

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