Bygone Americana

Harlem, 1990.
By Eli Reed

Harlem, 1990.

By Eli Reed

(Source: magnumphotos.com)

Ballerinas standing on the windowsill at George Balanchine’s School of American Ballet. New York, 1936.
By Alfred Eisenstaedt

Ballerinas standing on the windowsill at George Balanchine’s School of American Ballet. New York, 1936.

By Alfred Eisenstaedt

(Source: images.google.com)

Saturday night in Times Square. New York, 1957.
By Harold Feinstein

Saturday night in Times Square. New York, 1957.

By Harold Feinstein

(Source: everyday-i-show.livejournal.com)

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)

A policewoman plays with local kids in Harlem, 1978.
By Leonard Freed

A policewoman plays with local kids in Harlem, 1978.

By Leonard Freed

(Source: magnumphotos.com)

Sailors riding the subway from Coney Island. New York, 1957.
By Harold Feinstein

Sailors riding the subway from Coney Island. New York, 1957.

By Harold Feinstein

(Source: everyday-i-show.livejournal.com)

Harlem neighborhood, 1952.
By Gordon Parks

Harlem neighborhood, 1952.

By Gordon Parks

(Source: weinstein-gallery.com)

Staten Island Ferry Commuters, 1944.
By Gordon Parks

Staten Island Ferry Commuters, 1944.

By Gordon Parks

(Source: weinstein-gallery.com)

Brooklyn, 1949.
By Ralph Morse

Brooklyn, 1949.

By Ralph Morse

(Source: images.google.com)

Italian-American parade honoring neighborhood boys in the United States Army. New York, 1942.
By Marjory Collins

Italian-American parade honoring neighborhood boys in the United States Army. New York, 1942.

By Marjory Collins

(Source: shorpy.com)