Before the Great Depression, these fascinating pics from Jim Griffin captured daily life of New York in the 1920s.
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| Kid riding his tricycle in front of his house at 63-03 Eliot Avenue, Middle Village, Queens, New York City, circa 1920 |
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| Little boy and his sister in front of their house at 63-03 Eliot Avenue, Middle Village, Queens, New York City, circa 1920 |
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| Coney Island, New York, circa 1921 |
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| Let's Go Sledding, Fultonville, New York, circa 1921 |
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| Westchester Creek at Ft. Schuyler Rd., Westchester Square, The Bronx, New York City, July 1921 |
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| Indian motorcycle, January 1922 |
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| Columbus Circle, New York, circa 1923 |
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| Fifth Avenue, 120th Street to Mount Morris Park, Harlem, New York City, 1923 |
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| On a narrow ledge, Glens Falls, New York, 1924 |
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| School under construction, Manhattan, New York City, 1924 |
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| Gateway to John H. Starin's Mansion, Fultonville, New York, circa 1925 |
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| Men driving an electric car, Fonda, New York, circa 1925 |
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| Silk mill workers at Fultonville Silk Glove Factory, Fultonville, New York, circa 1925 |
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| American Museum of Natural History, West 77th Street, New York, circa 1927 |
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| Corner of Christopher & Washington Streets, Manhattan, New York, May 27, 1927 |
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| Thousand Island Ferry, Clayton, New York, circa 1927 |
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| Huntington Free Library, Westchester Square, Bronx, New York, July 25th 1928 |
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| Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, New York, circa 1928 |
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| On the shore of Otsego Lake, New York, 1928 |
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| St. Joseph's School for the deaf, Throgs Neck, Bronx, New York City, July 24, 1928 |
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| Two ladies visit the museum and ignore gabby the Galapagos tortoise, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1928 |
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| Westchester Square, East Tremont Avenue near Williamsbridge Road, The Bronx, New York City, July 9, 1928 |
