These fascinating black and white photos were taken by John Jackson that show street scenes of New York in August 1979.
“In 1979, I vacationed in New York. These photos were taken with my Leica M3, with 50mm Summicron f2 collapsible. I copied these negatives with my Fuji X-T1, using my 18-55 with MCEX 16 extension tube, on a jig I built myself.”
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| Say cheese |
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| 2 firemen take a break in New York |
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| A group of friends being photographed on the beach at Coney Island |
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| A photographer takes a shot of the feet of someone cooling off at the fountain in Washington Square |
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| A wide view of the beach from the pier at Coney Island |
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| Boardwalk |
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| Buddies |
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| Cab and cathedral |
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| Cars and stars |
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| Cascade portal |
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| Catching some rays |
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| Catching some rays |
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| Catching some rays |
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| Chess is a popular spectator game in Washington Square |
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| Chess is a popular spectator game in Washington Square |
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| Coke and cops |
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| Columbu, a well known body builder in the '70s and 80's was doing feats of strength to promote the opening of a new health club on 47th St. |
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| Cool talk on a hot day |
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| Courtyard of the Whitney Museum of American Art |
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| Evening street scene |
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| Fishing off the pier at Coney Island |
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| Fuzzy man |
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| Ghetto blaster |
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| God bless the cheerful giver |
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| Goodyear Blimp |
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| Greenwich Village or Soho. “I Never Knew (something) Could Be So Much Fun!” |
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| Happy kid |
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| Hot day |
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| In or near Times Square |
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| Inner tube |
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| Keeping cool at the fountain in Washington Square |
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| Keeping cool at the fountain in Washington Square |
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| Kiss Dynasty |
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| Lining up for ice cream on a hot day on the boardwalk at Coney Island |
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| Music on the ghetto blaster |
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| Paper hat |
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| Parachute jump and lifeguard. The tower was sometimes called the Eiffel tower of Brooklyn |
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| Park Fast. (I stayed at the Taft Hotel. It's not there any more) |
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| Playland |
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| Prometheus is about to hurl his gift of fire upon unsuspecting diners. In the winter, this is the skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza |
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| Protest. His headline is “A President or a Disaster. Jimmy Carter” |
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| Sand in shoe |
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| Savage |
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| Slow Shutter street scene in the evening |
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| Stars and stripes |
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| Statue of Liberty |
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| The New York Jockey Club |
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| Trash talk at Coney Island |
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| Umbrella |
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| Waiting for the ferry |
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| Warriors |
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| Winter Garden. Live from New York. Gilda Radner, Father Guido Sarducci, and Rouge |
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| Wonder Wheel and Kabab |
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| World Trade Centre |