#50s new York

[princess-of-the-glitter-realm]

The Irish Dukes, 1950s

members of the 'Irish Dukes', wearing jackets with the gang's name on the back, sit around a table smoking and playing cards, New York City, New York, circa 1955. The Irish Dukes, based around 139th Street and Willis Avenue in South Bronx, were a gang in the 1950s. (Photo by Graphic House/Archive Photos)

[vintage-tigre]

Central Park, New York City, 1956

Photographed by William Helburn

[everythingisahoax]

Sandy Brown photographed by Gordon Parks, 1952.

[inthedarktrees]

Showgirls Play Chess Backstage at the Latin Quarter Nightclub

Gordon Parks, “The Girls Backstage,” Life, Dec 22, 1958

[colonellickburger]

Gordon Parks. Chorus girls playing backstage at the Latin Quarter nightclub on West 48th Street, just off Times Square in New York City, 1958

[infinitemarilynmonroe]

Marilyn Monroe in New York, 1954.

[nyc-looks]

Chevonne, 58

“I’m wearing an 80s blazer, 90s gold harem pants, reworked 90s boots, 30s beaded bag, and a gold turban. My style is inspired by all things vintage. I love bringing past beautiful items back to life and styling them in a current way.”

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[semioticapocalypse]

Burt Glinn. Seven Arts Coffee Gallery. NY. 1959

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[oldnewyorklandia]

Leon Levinstein. Untitled (Man holding baby in arms in street), circa 1950.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Colossus of New York (1958)

[labyrinthofstreams]

"Wilting like daisies and Hopping like fish, students at Barnard College in New York fill a college requirement in relaxation. Having found that too many students are too tense, Barnard has inaugurated a session in relaxation in its Physical Education Department which every freshman must attend."

Photos 1 and 2: "The mandatory relaxation class at Barnard College included this “dropping daisy” exercise which was done in seven steps, moving in a slow progression from standing tall to laying on the floor."

Photo 4: "Flopping fish exercise consists of rotating hips, then falling limp. Professor Marion Streng (foreground) helps student."

Photographed by Walter Sanders for the February 8, 1954 issue of LIFE Magazine.

[culthermag]

Cam’Ron & The Diplomats [ @dipset ] during their cover shoot for The Source Magazine [ 2003 ] — Photo Credits to DipsetAllDayEveryDay on Instagram !

[sonimage1965]

James Dean

1955

[tcmreads]

james dean in his new york apartment, 1955.

[inthedarktrees]

In tiny tub which is in the kitchen, Jo Ann reads a paperback while bathing. Apartment does not have radiator heat but it does have hot water.

Nina Leen, Life, May 17, 1954

[colonellickburger]

Robert Frank. At 3-30 Connie goes across the street to Benny's to get some coffee for her boss. New York, 1951