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Greenwich Village Collection

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Street in Greenwich Village

Street in Greenwich Village
(Original Caption) Greenwich village, west 8th street between 5th and 6th avenues looking west. New York City

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Traffic on West 8th Street in Greenwich Village

Traffic on West 8th Street in Greenwich Village
A horse-drawn wagon mixes with auto traffic in 1940s Greenwich Village

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Old Block in Greenwich Village

Old Block in Greenwich Village
An old block from the late 19th century remains in Washington Square South in Greenwich Village, and is surrounded by newer brick apartments, New York, New York

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Suffragette Protest in Greenwich Village

Suffragette Protest in Greenwich Village
Suffragettes displaying banners at Washington Mews in Greenwich Village, New York City, ca. 1912

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Industrial Workers of the World Headquarters in Greenwich Village

Industrial Workers of the World Headquarters in Greenwich Village
(Original Caption) 2/11/1919-New York, NY- The New York headquarters of the I.W.W. at 27 East 4th Street, where, according to a statement made by James P

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Anna Held with Dolls in a Novelty Shop

Anna Held with Dolls in a Novelty Shop
(Original Caption) 12/1924-New York, New York - Anna Held, daughter of musical comedy star of same name, at her novelty shop in Greenwich Village

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Exterior View of the Jefferson Market Courthouse and Jail

Exterior View of the Jefferson Market Courthouse and Jail

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: College Students Protesting Newspaper Suspension

College Students Protesting Newspaper Suspension
(Original Caption) Protesting the action of the Student Senate which suspended the college paper, Daily News, until March 6th

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect Bruno Hauptmann

Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect Bruno Hauptmann
At the Greenwich Street police station, Bruno Hauptmann, main suspect in the Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping, awaits questioning. He will be interviewed by FBI chief J

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Jack Delany's Restaurant in Greenwich Village

Jack Delany's Restaurant in Greenwich Village
A night view of Jack Delany's Restaurant in Sheridan Square, Greenwich Village, New York, New York, 1940. | Location: Sheridan Square, Greenwich Village, New York, New York, USA

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Greenwich Village Musical Entertainment

Greenwich Village Musical Entertainment
Women in a band entertain the crowd at the Pepper Pot in Greenwich Village

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: The Biggest Signboard In The World

The Biggest Signboard In The World
(Original Caption) 8/22/41-New York: This, the biggest signboard in the world, has been turned over to the U.S. Treasury to aid in the "Buy Defense Bonds" drive

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: University Freshman Flees Paddle-Weilding Senior

University Freshman Flees Paddle-Weilding Senior
During a New York University hazing ceremony, a freshman flees from a paddle-weilding senior after being dunked in the "Fountain of Knowledge"

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Woman Wearing Monocle with her Dachshund

Woman Wearing Monocle with her Dachshund
(Original Caption) 11/1/1946-New York, NY- This girl, according to Weegee

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Artist Blowing Bubbles

Artist Blowing Bubbles
(Original Caption) 11/1/1946-New York, NY - In Washington Square Park, green oasis for bohemian Greenwich Village, an artist relaxes by blowing bubbles

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Action Of College Basketball Game

Action Of College Basketball Game
(Original Caption) 1/7/1947-New York, NY: This thrilling action shot of the New York Universit-Duke basketball game last night in Madison Square Garden shows Dick Gordon, of Duke

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Rita Hayworth in Evening Gown

Rita Hayworth in Evening Gown
(Original Caption) 6/8/48-New York

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: View of Remains of Townhouse After Explosion

View of Remains of Townhouse After Explosion
(Original Caption) The 19th Century townhouse at 18 West 11th Street, in New York's Greenwich Village, was completely destroyed by the bomb which exploded on March 6

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: King Juan Carlos And Queen Sofia of Spain

King Juan Carlos And Queen Sofia of Spain attend a reception at New York University

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Ted Kennedy, Jr. Outside NYU Medical Center

Ted Kennedy, Jr. Outside NYU Medical Center
Ted Kennedy, Jr. and Jeff Keith, both men who have lost their right legs to cancer, stand outside a Manhattan hospital

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: John F. Kennedy Jr. at Graduation

John F. Kennedy Jr. at Graduation
Twenty-eight-year-old John F. Kennedy Jr. poses in his gown at graduation exercises for the New York University Law School

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Old Colonial Front On Greenwich Village

Old Colonial Front On Greenwich Village
(Original Caption) New York City, Greenwich Village. Old colonial front on Washington Square North. Undated photograph

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Print Depicting 'Pork Lively' - A Sketch from Nature at the Corner of Broadway and Fourth Street

Print Depicting "Pork Lively" - A Sketch from Nature at the Corner of Broadway and Fourth Street
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Print Depicting 'Pork Lively' - A Sketch from Nature at the Corner of Broadway and Fourth Street

Print Depicting "Pork Lively" - A Sketch from Nature at the Corner of Broadway and Fourth Street
(Original Caption) Pedestrians encountering herd of pigs in New York City, 1858

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Trading Center on Astor Place

Trading Center on Astor Place
(Original Caption) New York City

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Marc Chagall Painting a Picture

Marc Chagall Painting a Picture
(Original Caption) Now also living in Vence is Marc Chagall, a famous French Modernist, who came to the Riviera only seven months ago

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Marc Chagall with Drawing Pad in Hand

Marc Chagall with Drawing Pad in Hand
(Original Caption) Now also living in Vence is Marc Chagall, a famous French Modernist, who came to the Riviera only seven months ago

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Marc Chagall Standing in Doorway

Marc Chagall Standing in Doorway
(Original Caption) Now also living in Vence is Marc Chagall, a famous French Modernist, who came to the Riviera only seven months ago

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Four People Drink Coffee, Talk At Cafe

Four People Drink Coffee, Talk At Cafe
(Original Caption) 11/22/1957- New York, NY- Greenwich Village: Among four drinking coffee, bearded gent and girl shown at Cafe Rienzi on MacDougal St

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Beatniks Inside a Greenwich Village Coffee Shop

Beatniks Inside a Greenwich Village Coffee Shop
(Original Caption) 2/3/1959-New York, NY: A Series of photos depicting the life of beatniks in New York's Greenwich Village. Photo shows inside of the Gaslight Coffee Shop. BPA2# 1917

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Beatnik in Greenwich Village New York

Beatnik in Greenwich Village New York
A beatnik woman stands in front of the entrance to the Gaslight Cafe, a center of beatnik poet life, in Greenwich Village, New York

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Miss Beatnik Surrounded by Judges

Miss Beatnik Surrounded by Judges
(Original Caption) 7/13/1959-New York, NY- Miss Beatnik, identified only as "Angel, " is surrounded by the judges of the contest at Greenwich Village, Earth

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Miss Beatnik Poses in the Gaslight

Miss Beatnik Poses in the Gaslight
(Original Caption) 7/13/1959-New York, NY- Angel poses in the Gaslight coffee house, after being voted "Miss Beatnik." Beatniks consider themselves out of this world

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Beatnik Playing Guitar in Cafe

Beatnik Playing Guitar in Cafe
(Original Caption) 7/13/1959-New York, NY- Don Stewart plays guitar as Dick Woods writes poetry, in the Gaslight coffee house in Greenwich Village

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Beatnik Woman Drinking Coffee

Beatnik Woman Drinking Coffee
(Original Caption) 7/13/1959-New York, NY- Eddy Slaton, 24, sits at a table with espresso coffee in front of her, in the Gaslight coffee house in Greenwich Village

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Man and Woman Drink Coffee in Beatnik Cafe

Man and Woman Drink Coffee in Beatnik Cafe
(Original Caption) 7/13/1959-New York, NY- Poet Dick Woods sits at a table with Eddy Slaton, in the Gaslight coffee house in Greenwich Village

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Young Woman at Gaslight Feeding Birds in Hanging Cage

Young Woman at Gaslight Feeding Birds in Hanging Cage
(Original Caption) Greenwich Village, New York: Real Beat

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Man Talking To Woman Giving Her Espresso

Man Talking To Woman Giving Her Espresso
(Original Caption) 8/1/1959-New York, NY: Beatniks in Greenwich Vilage. Photo shows man talking ton woman while giving her a cup of espresso at a coffee shop

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Doctor Severo Ochoa Shown in Laboratory

Doctor Severo Ochoa Shown in Laboratory
(Original Caption) 10/15/1959-New York, NY-Dr. Severo Ochoa is shown in his New York University Medical School Laboratory here 10/14. On 10/15 it was annonced that he and Prof

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Severo Ochoa Receiving Handshake

Severo Ochoa Receiving Handshake
(Original Caption) 10/15/1959-New York, NY- Dr

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Couple Sharing Drink At Beat Cafe

Couple Sharing Drink At Beat Cafe
(Original Caption) 11/14/1959-New York, NY:Greenwich Village-The "Beat Generation." Sharing a drink at the Cock N Bull on Bleecker Street

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Outside Cafe Bizarre at Night

Outside Cafe Bizarre at Night
(Original Caption) 11/14/1959-New York, NY- General view in the street outside Rick Allmen's Cafe Bizarre on West Third Street in Greenwich Village

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Beats Lighting Cigarettes Off Each Other

Beats Lighting Cigarettes Off Each Other
(Original Caption) 11/14/1959-Greenwich Village, New York, New York- The "Beat Generation:" Beatniks at the Cock N Bull on Bleecker Street

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Beatnik Reading Poetry; Floutist; Cafe

Beatnik Reading Poetry; Floutist; Cafe
(Original Caption) 11/17/1959-New York, NY: One beatnik reads his poetry to the accompaniment of another's music in a cafe on Thompson Street in Greenwich Village

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary
(Original Caption) Timothy Leary meditating at the Village Gate Theatre where the League for Spiritual Development sponsored a film

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: 'Cafe Wha?' Sign in Greenwich Village

"Cafe Wha?" Sign in Greenwich Village
A spray-painted sign outside Greenwich Village's Cafe Wha

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Beatnick Convention Poster

Beatnick Convention Poster
(Original Caption) 7/18/1960-New York, NY- "Slim" Brundage, beat group leader

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Gaslight Poetry Cafe, Street View

Gaslight Poetry Cafe, Street View
(Original Caption) 1/11/1961-New York, NY:Gaslight Poetry Cafe, 116 McDougal St. Daily Mirror Collection

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Beatniks With Guitars In Car

Beatniks With Guitars In Car
Festive residents of Greenwich Village make their way to night court to act as character witnesses for some accused rioters

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: W. Edwards Deming

W. Edwards Deming
William Edwards Deming was a statistician whose ideas on quality management became very influential in Japan

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Anne Bancroft Holding Documents and Smiling

Anne Bancroft Holding Documents and Smiling
Anne Bancroft, in her Greenwich village apartment, as she reacted to the news of winning the Oscar

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Gleeful Anne Bancroft on the Telephone

Gleeful Anne Bancroft on the Telephone
(Original Caption) 4/9/1963-New York, NY- Actress Anne Bancroft wrinkles up with glee as she phones relatives with the news from her home in New York April 8

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Edward Albee Works at Home

Edward Albee Works at Home
(Original Caption) 5/4/1963-New York, NY: One of the most controversial playwrights in the American theater

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Playwright Edward Albee Writing at Rolltop Desk

Playwright Edward Albee Writing at Rolltop Desk
(Original Caption) 5/4/1963-New York, New York- Working at the huge rolltop desk in his Greenwich Village apartment, playwright Edward Albee thinks about the next line

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Carmine DeSapio Waving

Carmine DeSapio Waving
(Original Caption) Last Bus Washington Park. The Greenwich Village community said goodbye to the Fifth Ave. buses that long used Washington Square Park as their southern terminus

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Edward Koch and Carmine DeSapio

Edward Koch and Carmine DeSapio
(Original Caption) 9/12/1963-New York, NY- Former Tammany Hall leader Carmine G. De Sapio (r) and Edward I

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Pedestrians in Greenwich Village

Pedestrians in Greenwich Village
(Original Caption) Greenwich Village goers, along MacDougal Street are shown here. This street is where police efforts are in effect for a clean up drive to rid the area of undesirables

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Fashionable Pedestrians in Greenwich Village

Fashionable Pedestrians in Greenwich Village
(Original Caption) Greenwich Village goers, along MacDougal Street are shown here. This street is where police efforts are in effect for a clean up drive to rid the area of undesirables

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Students Protesting War in Vietnam

Students Protesting War in Vietnam
Members a puppet theater group in Greenwich village, dressed as ghosts in white sheets and face makeup, lead students in the largest protest march against the war in Vietnam held in New York City

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Hanging Out on Street Corner in Greenwich Village

Hanging Out on Street Corner in Greenwich Village
(Original Caption) On the Scene in the Village. New York: Long-haired youngsters idle away the time on a Greenwich Village street waiting for the action to begin

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg

Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg
(Original Caption) LSD drug advocate Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg (L) at the Village Gate Theatre where the League for Spiritual Development sponsored film

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Audrey Hepburn with New York Mayor John Lindsay

Audrey Hepburn with New York Mayor John Lindsay
(Original Caption) 1/25/67-New York, New York- New York's John V

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Small Building In Greenwich Village

Small Building In Greenwich Village
(Original Caption) 11/1/1970-New York, NY: Half as big as the surrounding structures

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Edith Bouvier Beale Singing at Reno Sweeney in Greenwich Village

Edith Bouvier Beale Singing at Reno Sweeney in Greenwich Village
Edith Bouvier Beale sings during her debut at Reno Sweeney, a Greenwich Village nightspot. She opened a six-day engagement. A few years ago Miss Beale made headlines as Jacqueline Onassis cousin

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Count Basie On Stage

Count Basie On Stage
(Original Caption) 1/18/1980-New York, NY- Jazz artist Count Basie on stage performing at the Village Gate

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Tea-Water Pump

Tea-Water Pump
Several people, including a horseman, gather at Knapps Tea-Water Pump for a glass or jug of water, Greenwich Village, New York, New York, late 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Train on double tracks of elevated railway, NYC, c. 1880

Train on double tracks of elevated railway, NYC, c. 1880
Train rides over double tracks of the elevated railway on Seventh Avenue, Greenwich Village, New York City, circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: New York City skyline at sunset

New York City skyline at sunset

Background imageGreenwich Village Collection: Triumphal arch on Washington Square Park, New York, USA, (B&W)

Triumphal arch on Washington Square Park, New York, USA, (B&W)


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