Bygone Americana

TWA Terminal at Idlewild (now JFK) Airport. New York, 1962.
By Ezra Stoller

TWA Terminal at Idlewild (now JFK) Airport. New York, 1962.

By Ezra Stoller

(Source: NPR)

The Cities Service new Directomat, located on the New Jersey Turnpike, gives travelers directions at the push of a button, 1961.

The Cities Service new Directomat, located on the New Jersey Turnpike, gives travelers directions at the push of a button, 1961.

(Source: norman.hrc.utexas.edu)

Muhammad Ali, 1966.
By Gordon Parks

Muhammad Ali, 1966.

By Gordon Parks

(Source: weinstein-gallery.com)

Targa the elephant disembarks from the Ringling Bros. circus train in the Bronx as most of her young visitors watch. New York, 1963.
By Paul Rice

Targa the elephant disembarks from the Ringling Bros. circus train in the Bronx as most of her young visitors watch. New York, 1963.

By Paul Rice

(Source: norman.hrc.utexas.edu)

Washington D.C. 1968.
By Constantine Manos

Washington D.C. 1968.

By Constantine Manos

(Source: magnumphotos.com)

The Selma March. Alabama, 1965.
By Bruce Davidson

The Selma March. Alabama, 1965.

By Bruce Davidson

(Source: magnumphotos.com)

Demonstrator during the March on Washington, 1963.
By Bob Adelman

Demonstrator during the March on Washington, 1963.

By Bob Adelman

(Source: magnumphotos.com)

Early spring-like weather brings the boys out to play ball beneath Hell Gate Bridge in Astoria Park, Queens, 1966.

Early spring-like weather brings the boys out to play ball beneath Hell Gate Bridge in Astoria Park, Queens, 1966.

(Source: norman.hrc.utexas.edu)

Crowd protesting the US involvement in the Vietnam War. San Francisco, 1967.
By Ralph Crane

Crowd protesting the US involvement in the Vietnam War. San Francisco, 1967.

By Ralph Crane

(Source: images.google.com)

American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island. San Francisco, 1969.
By Ralph Crane

American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island. San Francisco, 1969.

By Ralph Crane

(Source: images.google.com)