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Background imageAmerica Collection: Street in Philadelphia

Street in Philadelphia
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Traffic and pedestrians on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, aerial view. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Country road

Country road
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Heavily rutted dirt country road near Dickinson, North Dakota, farm house on the horizon. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Parking lot

Parking lot
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Rows of cars in parking lot, aerial view, Philadelphia. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Croton Lake And Water Works

Croton Lake And Water Works
Collage of images shows Croton Lake (at bottom), Croton, New York, January 1882. The lake supplies the water works, parts of which include (starting at center left and continuing clockwise)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Moving The Cardiff Giant

Moving The Cardiff Giant
In an illustration based on a photograph by C. O. Gott, a group of well-dressed men haul what came to be known as the Cardiff Giant from its resting place in the field of farmer William C

Background imageAmerica Collection: Charlotte Of Ojibway Indian Tribe

Charlotte Of Ojibway Indian Tribe
Charlotte, a member of the Ojibway Indian tribe at New Post, stands outdoors along the Abitibi River in Canada, 1900s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Murray Hill Hotel From 42nd St. & Park Ave

Murray Hill Hotel From 42nd St. & Park Ave
View of the Murray Hill Hotel, looking southwest from 42nd Street and Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, 1940s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Columns At Penn Station

Columns At Penn Station
View of columns and coffered ceiling of Pennsylvania Station, New York, New York, 1930s. The building was demolished in 1963 to make way for the construction of Madison Square Garde

Background imageAmerica Collection: Interior of Riverside Church

Interior of Riverside Church
One of the first pictures of the unusual arches and columns of the interior of Riverside Church, New York, New York, 1930. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Exterior View Of 30 West 44th Street

Exterior View Of 30 West 44th Street
Exterior view of the building at 30 West 44th Street, New York, New York, 1960s. The Penn Club of New York, originally formed in 1886 a few hundred feet from this location

Background imageAmerica Collection: College Of The City Of New York

College Of The City Of New York
Exterior view of Shepard Hall (center), a neo-Gothic structure on the campus of the College Of The City Of New York, 1915. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: East Wing Of The Metropolitan Club

East Wing Of The Metropolitan Club
Exterior view of the East Wing of the Metropolitan Club, designed by McKim, Mead, & White in 1912, at the corner of 60th Street and 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 1910s. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: The Manhattan Club

The Manhattan Club
Exterior view of the Manhattan Club, completed in 1869, at the corner of 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, late 1800s

Background imageAmerica Collection: Trailer Court In Alto

Trailer Court In Alto
Aerial view of mobile homes in a trailer court in Alto, California, 1930s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: New York City Apartment Building

New York City Apartment Building
A view across Broadway at 108th Street shows a policeman, a pedestrian, and two sitting women on a traffic island in front of an apartment building with shops on the ground floor at 2801-23 Broadway

Background imageAmerica Collection: Bank Of New Amsterdam In Holland Building, NYC

Bank Of New Amsterdam In Holland Building, NYC
The Bank of New Amsterdam in the Holland Building on the corner of Broadway and 40th Street, New York, New York, 1889. (Photo by P. L. Sperr/Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: U. S. Custom House In New York

U. S. Custom House In New York
View of the U.S. Custom House Building on Bowling Green, New York, New York, 1920s. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Buildings On Newspaper Row In New York

Buildings On Newspaper Row In New York
View of the New York Tribune Building (center, with clock), the World Building (left, with dome), and The New York Times Building (right) on Nassau Street, New York, New York, 1920s

Background imageAmerica Collection: New York Telephone Exchange

New York Telephone Exchange
Exterior of the first headquarters of the New York Telephone Exchange at 18 Cortlandt Street, New York, New York, late 1890s. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Whitehall Building Complex In New York

Whitehall Building Complex In New York
View of the Whitehall Building and the Whitehall Building Annex at 17 Battery Place, New York, New York, 1920s. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: U. S. Custom House

U. S. Custom House
View of the U.S. Custom House Building on Bowling Green, New York, New York, late 1900s or early 1910s. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Windsock At Floyd Bennett Field

Windsock At Floyd Bennett Field
A view of Floyd Bennett Field airport in Brooklyn shows the windsock which indicates wind direction and strength, the main building and control tower, as well as several aircraft and automobiles

Background imageAmerica Collection: Airship Over The Speedway

Airship Over The Speedway
A blimp flies over Sheepshead Bay Speedway as spectators watch and talk amongst themselves, Brooklyn, New York, late 1910s

Background imageAmerica Collection: Men Load Vehicle Onto Hand Cars

Men Load Vehicle Onto Hand Cars
Two Asian men pose for the camera while others, overseen by men who appear to be railroad officials, load a wheeled vehicle onto hand cars, early 1900s

Background imageAmerica Collection: Railroad Tunnel Entrance

Railroad Tunnel Entrance
Photograph is half of a stereograph image that shows an Asian man as he carries a pair of buckets from a tunnel that will form part of the Donner Lake Railroad, California, late 1800s

Background imageAmerica Collection: Lincoln Memorial Cent

Lincoln Memorial Cent
View of two American penny coins, both 1959 Lincoln Memorial cents. Both feature profile protraits of American President Abraham Lincoln. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Miami Beach Kennel Club

Miami Beach Kennel Club
Trainers or stewards parade greyhounds past the grandstand before the beginning of races at the Miami Beach Kennel Club dog track, Miami Beach, Florida, 1940s

Background imageAmerica Collection: Aerial View Of Northwestern Miami Beach

Aerial View Of Northwestern Miami Beach
Aerial view of part of Miami Beach which shows the Winter polo grounds, a resort hotel, and Nautilus Island, which housed radio station WIOD, Miami Beach, Florida, 1930s

Background imageAmerica Collection: In The Aftermath

In The Aftermath
In the foreground a group of men from all walks of life stand on a completed section of a protective levee that they have built while in the background others continue to work on their part, East St

Background imageAmerica Collection: Roman Pools & Casino Windmill

Roman Pools & Casino Windmill
People relax and sunbathe on the beach in front of the Dutch windmill of the Roman Pools and Casino, located at the South end of Miami Beach, Florida. 1920s or 1930s

Background imageAmerica Collection: Eating At The Astor

Eating At The Astor
Distinguished guests dining at the Astor Hotel on Long Acre Square (now Times Square), early 1900s. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Illustration Of U. S. Centennial Exhibition

Illustration Of U. S. Centennial Exhibition
Illustration of crowds gathered outside a pavilion during the U.S. Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opening on May 10, 1876. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Peep Show In Times Square

Peep Show In Times Square
Exterior view of a peep show and adult bookstore in Times Square, New York, New York, 1970s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Times Square

Times Square
A general view of Times Square, clogged with traffic on the streets and billboards on the buildings, New York, New York, 1977

Background imageAmerica Collection: The Fountain Of The Continents At the 1964 New York Worlds Fair

The Fountain Of The Continents At the 1964 New York Worlds Fair
View of the Fountain of the Continents near the center of the fair grounds at the New York Worlds Fair, Flushing Meadow, Queens, 1964

Background imageAmerica Collection: Wethersfield Prison For Women

Wethersfield Prison For Women
A group of women in hoop skirts play croquet on a lawn as two men in top hats look on, at the Wethersfield Prison for Women, Connecticut, early 1860s. (Photo by Lightfoot/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: The Cardiff Giant At Rest

The Cardiff Giant At Rest
An illustration, based on a photograph by C. O. Gott, shows the Cardiff Giant where it was found in the field of farmer William C. Newell, Cardiff, New York, on August 16, 1869

Background imageAmerica Collection: Raising The Cardiff Giant

Raising The Cardiff Giant
In an illustration based on a photograph by C. O. Gott, a group of well-dressed men used a tripod hoist to raise what came to be known as the Cardiff Giant from its resting place in the field of

Background imageAmerica Collection: Top Of The Chrysler Building

Top Of The Chrysler Building
View of the top of the Chrysler Building, clad in steel, arched, spired and with decorative metal eagles, mid 20th Century. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Aerial Of Midtown Manhattan

Aerial Of Midtown Manhattan
View of Midtown Manhattan looking west along 42nd Street with the Chrysler Building, in the center, New York, mid 20th Century. New Jersey is visible across the Hudson River in the background

Background imageAmerica Collection: Crown Of The Chrysler Building

Crown Of The Chrysler Building
View of the crown and spire of the Chrysler Building, with its arches, triangular windows, and steel cladding, New York, mid 20th Century. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Aerial Of Midtown Skyscrapers

Aerial Of Midtown Skyscrapers
Aerial view of Midtown Manhattan with the Lincoln Building (far left), the Chanin Building (center left), the Socony-Mobil Building (center, under construction), the Chrysler Building (center right)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Aerial Of Chrysler & Pan Am Buildings

Aerial Of Chrysler & Pan Am Buildings
Aerial view of Midtown Manhattan shows the Pan Am Building (lower left), the Chrysler Building (upper right), and the United Nations Secretariat Building (top right), New York City, 1960s

Background imageAmerica Collection: Chrysler Building From Southwest

Chrysler Building From Southwest
Aerial view of the Chrysler Building, in Midtown Manhattan, with the Chanin Building, visible on the left, New York, mid 20th Century. (Photo by Lawrence Thornton/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: The El In The Financial District

The El In The Financial District
Skyline view of Manhattans financial district that shows an elevated train line and, at the right, the Cities Service Building (later renamed the American International Building), New York, New York

Background imageAmerica Collection: Third Madison Square Garden Exterior

Third Madison Square Garden Exterior
Exterior view of the third Madison Square Garden, located on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, and opened in 1925, New York City, 1940s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Background imageAmerica Collection: Chrysler Building From First Avenue & 42nd Street

Chrysler Building From First Avenue & 42nd Street
A view of the Chrysler Building as seen from First Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, New York, 1930s. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)



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