# Photos of NYC

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-of-nyc/660804>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 12, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-of-nyc/660804 "2013-06-12T12:51:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-of-nyc/660804/1 "2013-06-12T12:51:35Z")

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I only know New York from the movies. But even I was impressed by this extensive collection of photos newly released from archives.  
Enjoy.

> **[Never-before-seen photos from 100 years ago tell vivid story of gritty New...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html)**
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> The city's Department of Records has digitized more than 870,000 photos that date back to the mid-1800s taken by city engineers, photographers and police detectives.

[http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/browseByCategory](http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/browseByCategory)

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-of-nyc/660804/2 "2013-06-12T14:04:14Z")

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Cool link. Thanks for sharing.

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**Author:** ![the\_O](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@the\_O](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_O)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-of-nyc/660804/3 "2013-06-14T02:45:51Z")

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I spent a summer once in NYC. Some of these brought some memories back.  
Thank you for posting.