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35 Amazing Photos of New York City Taken by Anthony Angel in the 1950s _ US

Anthony Angel (1906-1967) photographed New York City street scenes and buildings day after day. The work he bequeathed to the Library of Congress includes around 60,000 images that show many angles on New York City views, people in scenes of daily life, historic sites and construction sites, and much more.

These amazing photos are part of his work that Anthony Angel took street scenes of New York City in the 1950s.

Woman with umbrella walking across New York City street, January 1956
Woman reading newspaper while seated beside building columns, January 27, 1950
Times Square street scene, May or June 1952
Building exterior, looking up, January 1953
Grand Central sculpt of light, 1953
Marble lions sculptures located on steps of the main branch of the New York Public Library on 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, 1953
Woman reading inside newsstand, November 1953
Atlas sculpture in Rockefeller Center, July 1954
Man looking towards the Statue of Liberty, August 1954
Woman being photographed in the rain on a street corner, 1954
Cat sitting on top of boxes, 1955
Couple sitting on a bench in New York City, September 1956
Italian Kitchen storefront, New York City, September 1956
Woman hanging clothes on the line, November 1956
Woman holding a home movie camera while walking on New York City sidewalk, 1956
Food vendor grabbing roasted chestnuts, November 1957
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, October 1957
View of man and woman on motorized scooter, A&M Super Market in back, September 1957
View of two nuns next to map of the United States with route markers and lights, suitcases on ground, November 1957
View of woman standing in alleyway, full-length portrait, from behind, June 1957
Woman with shoulder covering and lace collar, 1957
Cat sitting on car with skyscrapers in the distance, October 1958
Nun sitting in front of a store window, August 1958
Woman sitting on luggage in Grand Central Terminal, September 1958
Women riding on the subway, 1958
Young girl swinging outside of Go Sing Coffee Shop, September 1958
African American young people sharing a laugh while riding the subway, February 1959
Bird’s-eye view of 5th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, 1959
Cat on sidewalk, May 1959
Detail view of upper portion of the Empire State Building seen through an ornate street lamp (foreground), Manhattan, New York City, New York, July 1959
Little girl walking on sidewalk cellar hatch doors looking warily at the photographer, March 1959
Park Avenue between 96th-97th Street – detail view of gated traffic median with people seated on benches, train tracks in background, October 1959
Unidentified woman exiting a taxi in New York City, June 1959
Woman at cash register viewed through diner show window with buildings reflected, February 1959
Woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, profile view, facing right and looking down, April 1959