New York, 1940s, in hi-res colour

9 comments to Colour hi-res photographs of New York, 1940s

• Gabriel Ryan

  May 31, 2011 at 12:37 pm · Reply

  Wonderful collection of old memories…

• SH

  July 1, 2011 at 1:20 pm · Reply

  Great ass! (No. 2)

• rrir

  July 14, 2011 at 1:28 pm · Reply

  wow this is good for 1940s.

• Jenn

  July 17, 2011 at 2:15 am · Reply

  So beautiful! Thanks for posting.

• greg urbano

  July 18, 2011 at 4:13 pm · Reply

  what cool and colorfull photos

• Edward J. Levy

  July 24, 2011 at 8:23 pm · Reply

  I was born in 1940 in NYC.
  Some of the things I remember : bringing the bacon fat to the butcher shop in a metal coffee can to be used in the making of bullitts for the war. The Navy War ships would dock along the hudson river across from where we lived on riverside drive in Manhattan. Ed Levy of Colorado

• Brian T.

  September 2, 2011 at 10:02 pm · Reply

  Love the “Rabinowitz Bros.” moving van in the first photo. I wonder if they’re related to Archie Bunker’s lawyers.

• Edmond

  September 6, 2011 at 10:42 pm · Reply

  Beautiful pictures. The first one must have been taken in very late 44 or very early 45. “3 is a Family” was released on November 24, 1944 and “Tomorrow, the World” on December 29, 1945. According to Billboard Magazine (Dec. 30 1944) Lionel Hampton was having a great success at the Hollywood Canteen Given the obvious excitement of the crowd, I would say December 31 1944. On January 1 the atmosphere is usually gloomy. Most people remain at home nursing their hangover.

• Lauren

  January 26, 2012 at 4:34 pm · Reply

  Hi there, beautiful photo’s and so great in high res. Would you be able to provide details of who originally took the photos? Thanks