18 Vintage Photos of New York During the Christmas Season

By | December 19, 2016

Here, below is a collection of stunning vintage shots of New York in holiday mode to get us all misty-eyed and nostalgic.

Christmas tree lot, December 1903.
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Children with sleds in Central Park, 1914.
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Macy's holiday windows, between ca. 1908 and ca. 1917.
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The Mall, Central Park, between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915.
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Christmas shoppers on 5th Avenue at 42nd Street, between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915.
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Christmas tree in Madison Square Park, between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915.
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Central Park, between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915.
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Union Square between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915.
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Holiday Windows, ca 1920.
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The first Rockefeller Christmas tree, December 1931.
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Rockefeller Center Rink, 1936.
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Macys Christmas shoppers, December 1942.
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New York Public Library lion with holiday wreath, ca. 1940s - 1950s.
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Rockefeller Christmas Tree, ca. 1940.
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Macys Christmas shoppers, December 1942.
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Times Square, view from 46th Street at night, December 26, 1947.
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