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1920's car with collapsed front end

Billie Holiday singing in a club.

Photo of Coney Island as seen from the parachute jump.

The Flatiron Building located at Fifth Avenue and 23rd St. was the tallest skyscraper in the world at the time of its completion.

Four woman dancing at the water's edge

Grand Central Station is the main railroad station in New York City. It was recently refurbished to once again let light in through the large windows and display the constellations in the ceiling. Photographed by John Collier

This photo shows ice-skating in Central Park with the Dakota Apartments in the background. The building was named "Dakota" because it was thought that it was so far from downtown that it might as well be in the Dakotas. Photographed by J.S. Johnston

Rare photograph of the interior of the New York Stock Exchange in the early 1900s.The New York Stock Exchange in located on Wall St. and is the heart of the financial district in New York City.

Steam Locomotive "999" also call the Empire State Express, photographed by A. P. Tates

The Palace of Fine Arts was originally built to be temporary structure as part of the Pan Pacific International Exhibition of 1915.

The Pan Am Clippers were seaplanes that flew over the Golden Gate on the way to Hawaii and the far east.

Poker Game being played in the old west.

This photo shows the gas lights that lined Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco. The view is looking towards Market St. and the Palace Hotel.

The Sutro Baths had 9 heated pools filled with sea water. Patrons had to rent wool bathing suits in order to swim there. It burned down in the 1960's. The foundation of the pools may still be explored.

The Brooklyn Bridge was a main link between Brooklyn and Manhattan. This old photo shows the wooden walkway pedestrians used to walk across the bridge.