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Easter in New York: 1904

New York, 1904. "A flower vender's Easter display, Union Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

New York, 1904. "A flower vender's Easter display, Union Square." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.

 

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Free plant fertilizer right on the street.

The Little Tramp

That fellow in front of the big tree with his back to the camera needs only a cane to be Charlie Chaplin.

The Infamous Decker Building

Just to the right of the large tree is the Decker Building at 33 Union Square, designed by the radical socialist-anarchist-architect John H. Edelmann. Edelmann's anarchist beliefs got him kicked out of the Socialist Labor Party and he later died during a New York heat wave in 1900.

In the 1960s it was home to Andy Warhol’s Factory, the studio where he was shot three times by an angry female associate.

I love black and white photos but —

Wouldn't this be glorious in color?

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