Manhattan, New York City, NY. October, 1975. 13x19" Framed and signed print.
Two homeless men squat below the recently constructed World Trade Center. New York was bankrupt, in shambles and the building was not occupied.

13x19" framed and signed print.

Bronx, New York City, NY. July 20th, 1972. 16x20" framed and signed print

Members of the New York street gang Savage Skulls. The trademark of the, primarily Puerto Rican, gang was a sleeveless denim jacket with a skull and crossbones design on the back. Based around Fox Street, in the popular South Bronx neighborhood, the gang declared war on the drug dealers that operated in the area. Running battles were frequent with rival gangs Seven Immortals, and Savage Nomads.

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Manhattan, New York City, NY. 1969. 16x20" signed and framed print

An aerial view of the Empire State Building and Manhattan, looking southeast to the East River and Brooklyn.

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Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY. January 23rd, 1974. 16x20" signed and framed print

Muhammad Ali pointing his finger during the weigh-in process, before the second boxing match between him and Joe Frazier.

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Bureau of Engraving and Printing Washington DC. October 1971. 16x20" framed and signed print

Making of the dollar in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Employees checking for imperfections and right colors.

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Harlem, New York City, NY. July 1st, 1966. 16x20" framed and signed print.

Three kids running enthusiastically on the streets of Harlem next to the Jazz Mobile, which has been abandonned ever since. It slowly drove in the streets of Harlem and brought a little joy the people on the sidewalks.

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Cape Kennedy, FL, July 16, 1969. 16x20" framed and signed print.

Crowd photographing and watching the Launch of Apollo XI at Kennedy Space Center. Apollo XI was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon; Two American astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The take-off happened at 9:32 am on July 16th, 1969 under a torrid sun.

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Middlefield, CT. August 1st and 2nd 1970. 16x20" framed and signed print

A nude man draped in the American Flag attends the 1970 Powder Ridge Festival in Middlefield.
The Powder Ridge Rock Festival was scheduled to be held July 31, August 1 and August 2, 1970 at Powder Ridge Ski Area in Middlefield, Connecticut. A legal injunction forced the event to be canceled, keeping the musicians away; but a crowd of 30,000 attendees arrived anyway, to find no food, no entertainment, no adequate plumbing, and at least seventy drug dealers.

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Middlefield, CT. August 1st and 2nd 1970. 16x20" framed and signed print.

Powder Ridge Festival in Middlefield. Naked girls in front of lake.
The Powder Ridge Rock Festival was scheduled to be held July 31, August 1 and August 2, 1970 at Powder Ridge Ski Area in Middlefield, Connecticut. A legal injunction forced the event to be canceled, keeping the musicians away; but a crowd of 30,000 attendees arrived anyway, to find no food, no entertainment, no adequate plumbing, and at least seventy drug dealers.

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An abandoned car becomes a place for kids to play in Fox Street.
From the mid-1960s to the late-1970s, quality of life for Bronx residents declined sharply.

Bronx, New York City, NY. Summer of 1966. 13x19" framed and signed print.

The American Stars and Stripes flag is hung upside down on top of the Statue of Liberty by a group of Vietnam Veterans for 40 hours. Vietnam Veterans Against the War seized and occupied the Statue of Liberty for three days in opposition to the Vietnam War. During the protest, the group of fifteen wrote an open letter to American President Richard Nixon.

Liberty Island, NY. December 26th, 1971. 16x20" framed and signed print.

Washington, DC. - May 9, 1970
100.000 students will protest that day against the Kent massacre.

Washington, DC. 9 mai 1970.
La protestation contre les graves incidents sanglants qui se sont deroules a l'Universite de Kent, dans l'Ohio, a reuni 100.000 jeunes etudiants qui se sont jetes dans les bassins devant le monument de Lincoln. C'etait une journee ensoleillee et beaucoup se mirent nus dans les bassins.

Washington, DC, USA. May 9th, 1970. 16x20" framed and signed print.

Valerie Mayers in front of mirror showing her biceps during the Ms. Empire State Competition.

New York City, NY USA. June 20th, 1981. 16x20" framed and signed print.

May 18th 1971. New York City. Because of transport strike, Ringling Bros. circus walks their elephants through the Holland Tunnel into New York City. They march them across 34th St. and into Madison Square Garden.

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President Richard Nixon leaves via White House helicopter after resigning the presidency, August 9, 1974 Washington - A break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972 results in one of the biggest political scandals the US government has ever seen. Effects of the scandal ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, on August 9, 1974, the first and only resignation of any U.S. President.

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Manhattan, New York City, NY. April 27th, 1969.

The cast of the rock musical 'Hair' during a free performance in New York's Central Park to mark the one year anniversary of it's Broadway debut. The musical celebrated hippies living in the 'Age of Aquarius' and several of its songs became anti-Vietnam War anthems.

A l'occasion du premier anniversaire de la comedie musicale de Broadway 'Hair' , la troupe va se produire gratuitement a Central Park , certaines chansons du groupe sont devenues des symboles contre la guerre du Vietnam.

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Statue of Liberty covered with scaffolds during renovation close-up. New York City, NY - April 26, 1984. The Statue of Liberty has a face-lift, major restoration was required. It lasted four years and will cost 62 millions dollars.

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Brooklyn, New York City, NY. April 1st, 1968. 16x20" framed and signed print.

Robert Kennedy, Democratic Senator from New York, greets his supporters at Fort Greene during his campaign for president.