tompkinssquarepark

hello I come from created a new group on the photography old vintage of New York city, you can add all the photography of New York city in my group has this address: www.flickr.com/groups/1152381@N23/

Cold, Pasteurized milk for one cent a glass was a New York City charity sponsored by Nathan Straus, with milk depots scattered in various parks. Here's another Bain/LOC photo of a Straus milk depot: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3532868971/ Nathan Straus and the pure milk campaign: www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Nathan_Str...

The photo was taken during a July 1911 heat wave that killed 146 New Yorkers in six days. 600 horses also died. Story in The New York Times, July 8, 1911: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9505E...

Another Bain/LOC photo of the heat wave crowd in Tompkins Square Park:

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This photo is an interesting contrast to other photos in this collection which show wealthy families uptown in Central Park. The sight of these informally dressed immigrants probably looked shockingly disorderly to the American upper classes.

The photo was taken during a July, 1911 heat wave that killed 146 New York residents and 600 horses. Story in The New York Times, July 8, 1911: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9505E...

Another Bain/LOC photo of the heat wave crowd in Tompkins Square Park:

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this is so cool...love it..

:) what a shot!

This is where being in the right place at the right time comes into play. Amazing capture. Wish we in Ireland celebrated the rain with such enthusiasm !

love it..