Monday, July 15, 2013

31 Photos Of New York City In The Summer Of ‘69

In 1969, Life magazine captured both the energy and the misery of a hot summer day in the city.

1.
A couple take in each other and not the view on the Staten Island Ferry,
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
2.
Young woman on her way to work?
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3.
Aww… I wonder if they’re still friends.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
4.
Commuters getting a brief moment of relief as they exit a hot subway station.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
5.
A fshionable woman suffers through the heat to look good.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
6.
The look on the right is not worth suffering through the heat for.
Image by Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
7.
Lunch time on the steps of the New York Public Library.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
8.
Woman getting some attention on the steps of the New York Public Library.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
9.
The midday sun making it miserable for the crowd in midtown Manhattan.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
10.
Kids cool off with the spray of a fire hydrant.
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11.
People sunbathe the Hudson River.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
12.
Belly art in Central Park.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
13.
A young woman appropriately dressed for a hot day in Central Park.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
14.
Sunbathers in Central Park.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
15.
Elderly people relax on benches in Central Park.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
16.
I bet they smell like sweat and patchouli.
Image by Vernon Merritt III//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
17.
People take a walk around Bethesda Fountain.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
18.
A crowd cools off in Bethesda Fountain, the Loeb Boathouse in the background.
19.
Members of the Hare Krishna chanting in the park.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
20.
Impromptu concert on Bethesda Terrace.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
21.
A couple checks out the band in Bethesda Terrace.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
22.
People cool off in Bethesda Fountain. This is just gross.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
23.
Central Park Lake with Bethesda Terrace in the background.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
24.
People in the background enjoying a stroll on Bow Bridge.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
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26.
This couple has the right idea, although the matching outfits are a bit creepy.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
27.
Best way to keep cool: a miniskirt.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
28.
Was the photographer trying to go for a creep shot?
Image by Vernon Merritt III//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
29.
You know the couple who lives in this apartment were always hosting summer parties.
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
30.
A couple enjoy a barbecue on their rooftop terrace
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
31.
Nothing says summer like dancing the night away in a hot club (literally it looks disgustingly muggy in there!).
Image by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
Via: Life

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