Thursday, July 4, 2013

July 4th on Union Square — 1876


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A Centennial celebration, followed by epic lines for the restrooms at the nearby Starbucks.

From the NYPL Digital Gallery.
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2 comments:

  1. BabyDaveJuly 4, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    More here:
    http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/fireworks-at-union-square-on-july-4-1876/

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  2. AnonymousJuly 5, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    Is that Lenin conducting?

    ReplyDelete

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