See what NYC looked like in the 1940s through 720,000 digitized photos
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NEW YORK CITY — Want to see what New York City looked like almost 80 years ago? The city’s Municipal Archives agency has made it a lot easier. The New York City Department of Records & Information Services has digitized more than 720,000 photographs. The pictures are from the city’s 1940s tax photos and were […]
NEW YORK CITY — Want to see what New York City looked like almost 80 years ago? The city’s Municipal Archives agency has made it a lot easier. The New York City Department of Records & Information Services has digitized more than 720,000 photographs. The pictures are from the city’s 1940s tax photos and were […]
NEW YORK CITY — Want to see what New York City looked like almost 80 years ago? The city’s Municipal Archives agency has made it a lot easier. The New York City Department of Records & Information Services has digitized more than 720,000 photographs. The pictures are from the city’s 1940s tax photos and were […]
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