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Woodstock through the eyes of the attendees (1969)

See how our famous Statue of Liberty was originally assembled, from the 6-story head to the gigantic torch

See how they had to remove snow 100 years ago

Lillie Langtry The scandalous Jersey Lily

Lillie Langtry: The scandalous Jersey Lily (1958)

Debbie Harry & Blondie have the punk rock moves (1977)

Debbie Harry & Blondie have the punk rock moves (1977)

Tourist photos of the World Trade Center (before 9/11)

Simon and Garfunkel - 1982 NYC

Simon and Garfunkel reunite for half a million fans in Central Park (1981)

Ghostbusters - Who you gonna call

Ghostbusters: A blockbuster movie that’s not a bust (1984)

The Godfather movie - Brando and Pacino 1972

The Godfather: The gangster movie moves uptown (1972)

John Lennon and Yoko Ono

The Beatles’ John Lennon shot and killed in New York (1980)

New York City in the 1880s - Victorian era NYC

How long did people live in the Victorian era? US life expectancy in the 1800s

Damaged fire escape at the Triangle shirtwaist factory

How 146 people died needlessly in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (1911)

Homemade Southern Fried Chicken

5 classic oven-fried chicken recipes from the ’30s

Taxi TV show cast

TV’s Taxi takes off with Hirsch, DeVito & Danza (1978-1982)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial movie - flying bicycle

Earthlings love the movie E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

NYC heat wave: Hot weather street scenes (early 1900s)

Waldorf Astoria, New-York c1909

The end of an era: New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel torn down (1929)

Take a trip to Manhattan's magnificent old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

Take a trip back to New York’s original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

Owney the Mail Dog stamp - 2011

Owney: How the world’s most famous dog traveled the globe (1890s)

Refreshing Classic Tom Collins Cocktail

Have you seen Tom Collins? Plus 5 classic Tom Collins cocktail recipes

Snow White Disney movie - 1938

Disney’s movie ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ dazzles the critics (1938)

See the rooms at the elegant old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (1903)

The suite life: See the rooms at the elegant Waldorf-Astoria (1903)

Old New Amsterdam - New York 1739

New Amsterdam to now: Images of New York in the Colonial days

Tony Randall Jack Klugman Felix Unger Oscar Madison The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple: Jack Klugman & Tony Randall are Oscar & Felix (1970s)

Amazing newly-discovered footage takes you back to New York in 1911

Home of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt - Fifth Avenue New York City - 1894

See NYC’s stunning historical Fifth Avenue mansions (1890s)

WWI 1918 - Sheet music for When we go to conquer Germany-001

WWI: Media & public call for Germany’s unconditional surrender (1918)

Gray Gardens - Hamptons NY 1916 Northeast gate to garden

Gray Gardens in the Hamptons: A beautiful walled garden in color (1916)

How tall will the skyscrapers of the future be? (1931)

How safe are skyscrapers like the Empire State Building? (1931)

So much snow! NYC overwhelmed during the Great Blizzard of 1888

Yankee mince pies 5 classic mincemeat recipes (1920)

Yankee mince pies: 5 classic mincemeat recipes (1920)

Classic celebrities: See 75 stars of the stage shine on Theater Magazine (1901-1922)

America shocked when Alexander Hamilton dies after a duel (1804)

Have a seat! Seating charts for classic theatres in New York City (1922)

TWA’s space age Flight Center opens at New York’s JFK Airport (1962)

The telephone girls: A look at switchboard operators at work (1899)

Give me your tired, your poor: The story of the Statue of Liberty’s poem (1903)

Titanic: New York’s reaction to news of the disaster (1912)

New York City views (1917)

Coney Island beach scenes (1890s-1920s)

Long Island: Vacation paradise (1914)

Vintage Bloomies! Antique Bloomingdale’s ads

Summer swimming in New York (1909)

Woman smoking

Public smoking by women banned (1908)

The construction of the Empire State Building (1929-1930)

The New York World’s Fair (1964)

1912 Central Park, showing Plaza Hotel, New York City

Vacation in New York City: The summer resort! (1911)

Cross the country with these vintage US road maps

Coney Island’s Dreamland Tower (1904-1911)

Roller coasters of the early 20th century

Woman goes over Niagara Falls in a barrel (1901)

Woman goes over Niagara Falls in a barrel (1901)

Secret passage: The Beatles invade (1965)

More women choosing to smoke cigarettes (1897)

Miniature nose rings as a summer fancy (1916)

Think you’re stylish now? Ladies’ little nose rings started to get trendy way back in 1916

A painting of the dedication by Edward Moran 1886

The Statue of Liberty unveiled (1886)

Fleetwood Mac 1969 - Mick Fleetwood John McVie Jeremy Spencer Danny Kirwan Peter Green-001

Fleetwood Mac: The best band you haven’t heard (1969)

Francis Luis Mora - Subway Riders in NYC 1914-001

Advice for the girl coming to New York City for a career (1912)

Titanic news from the New York American newspaper -1913

1,492 go down to their death in loss of the Titanic (1912)

Brooklyn Bridge opens (1883)

Beauties of nine towns (1895)

Frantic crowds storm offices for Titanic news (1912)

AmEx and the essence of the seventies: Anything is possible (1979)

The mysterious & mischievous Houdini (1918)

Vintage Ghostbusters: Brooklyn Society for the Extermination of Ghosts (1904)

West side apartments in NYC (1908)

Actor Matt Dillon in the 80s

Matt Dillon: An insider’s talk with The Outsiders star (1983)

Harry Houdini stunt 1912

Harry Houdini escapes from a box sunk in the East River (1912)

Victory – and peace – at last! Japan surrenders (1945)

Rube Goldberg in his own words (1922)

Homosexuals march for equal rights (1977)

Mme Demorest’s Emporium of Fashions (1862)

Macy’s in NYC (1883)

Victory in Europe Day (1945)

Titanic and Survivors - Genuine 1912 Footage

Titanic sinks, some rescued: Newsreel with authentic footage (1912)

The giant Brontosaurus in Central Park (1905)

Annie takes Broadway (1977)

Ethel Leginska on women's fashion

Women won’t be great without more clothes (1917)

The Amazin’ Mets pull off miracle World Series win (1969)

Charles Lindbergh’s life story, to age 25 (1927)

Joe DiMaggio’s baseball record: 56-game hit streak (1941)

The star-crossed history of Studio 54 (1977)

Dustin Hoffman plays himself in ‘Jimmy Shine’ on Broadway (1968)

Upstate New York & the Niagara Frontier (1958)

Properties for sale in fast-growing Queens (1911)

Finding a piece of the past: PJ Clarke’s in NYC

The story of George Ehret & Hell Gate Brewery (1897)

America’s “thank you” to Lafayette (1824)

New! Sweet! Virginia Dare Pink Wine (1956)

How to make a sturdy, useful flip-over chair (1955)

No rule book needed to choose the right champagne glass (1965)

Prohibition & the medicinal use of alcohol (1921)

The Franklin Gentleman’s Roadster motor-car (1905)

The World Trade Center opens (1973)

Men’s clothes of distinction: Fashion Park suits (1936)

The New York Giants baseball team in 1894

Dwindling reminders of New York’s Colonial days (1914)

Radio around the world: The switchyard (1943)

A day in NYC’s parks (1916)

Two views of the Port of New York (1872 & 1892)

George Eastman House – Rochester, New York (1905)

Statue of Liberty, aka Liberty Enlightening the World (1884)

What you should really do in New York (1955)

Woodstock Festival posters (1969)

A penny-farthing bicycle race (1890)

Boys cry ‘fire’ in theater as joke (1917)

Fishing in the Adirondacks (1902)

A caucus held at Albany, New York (1824)

Meet New York Detective Mary Shanley (1939)

Florence Bindley in The Street Singer (1904)

The death of George Eastman (1932)

6 classic Sunday cover girls (1909)

New York, a city of towers (1909)

Dick Clark: This Is Your Life (1959)

New York City of the near future (1909)

Titanic loss world’s greatest marine disaster (1912)

Titanic: Ocean mistress conquered by sea (1912)

Rochester, New York from 10,000 feet (1921)

Exploding the myths of Captain Kidd (1909)

“Typhoid Mary” reappears (1915)

NYC subway nears completion (1904)

Actors must be realistic… to a degree (1914)

Women’s shoes at Macy’s (1909)

World's Fair 1939: Singing Tower of Light at night

Color photos from NY’s World’s Fair (1939)

Titanic: Newspaper men barred from Carpathia

Northern lights startle the states (1903)

Germany surrenders: WWI is over (1918)

Hey there, Mr Postman (1896)

Marathon craze just a revival, say old-timers (1909)

The Titanic leaves on her maiden voyage (1912)

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