Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

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Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

Postby biggerry on Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:10 am

some pretty epic images here, well worth teh visit.

The New York City Municipal Archives just released a database of over 870,000 photos from its collection of more than 2.2 million images of New York throughout the 20th century. Their subjects include daily life, construction, crime, city business, aerial photographs, and more. I spent hours lost in these amazing photos, and gathered this group together to give you just a glimpse of what's been made available from this remarkable collection. [53 photos]


http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/04/historic-photos-from-the-nyc-municipal-archives/100286/
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Re: Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

Postby surenj on Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:05 pm

Saw this one. classic stuff.
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Re: Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

Postby the foto fanatic on Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:41 pm

Wow! Excellent!

I love this kinda stuff...
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Re: Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

Postby surenj on Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:42 pm

the foto fanatic wrote:I love this kinda stuff...

/you are not alone. Initially the server crashed due to popular demand!
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Re: Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

Postby biggerry on Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:37 pm

most of these shots are stellar, i have had a few looks now and am still appreciating them

i really like this one

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Re: Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

Postby surenj on Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:59 pm

OK the source site is still crashed.

I also liked the one with the light rays; intense!

Some of the pictures have a HDR feel to them. I wonder how and why.
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Re: Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

Postby Remorhaz on Tue May 01, 2012 10:28 am

biggerry wrote:i really like this one


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Re: Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

Postby Matt. K on Wed May 02, 2012 12:47 am

What a feast for the eyes. Thanks for posting.
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