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Notes from Underground: The Subways of New York City

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On Tour With the First Miss Alaska

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Hipsterless Brooklyn: Vintage Photos From a Vanished World

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The Great Blizzard of 1947: Photos of New York, Buried in White

Photo from a public "genius school" for 3-to-11-year-olds at New York's Hunter College, 1948. lifestyle

LIFE Goes to ‘Genius School,’ 1948

Ray Charles and the Raelettes, 1966. people

Ray Charles: Rare and Classic Photos of an American Genius, 1966

Empire State Building in 1946 destinations

Empire State of Mind: In Praise of New York’s Most Beloved Building

Dancers in Central Park, 1961. destinations

Jewel of Manhattan: LIFE in Central Park, 1961

Rachel and Schulim Pewzner, from Warsaw, Poland, interviewed at Ellis Island, 1950. destinations

Gateway to a New World: Rare Photos From Ellis Island

Statue of Liberty, 1951. destinations

The Face of Freedom: Portraits of the Statue of Liberty

Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday" to JFK, New York, 1962. people

Alone in a Crowd: Marilyn Sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to JFK, May 19, 1962

Grand Canyon, view from O'Neill"s Point, Arizona, photochrom destinations

These Photochroms Captured 19th-Century America in Living Color

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