34th Street from 8th Avenue looking east towards the Empire State Building.

Thirty-fourth Street (New York, N.Y.)

City and town life--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

World War, 1939-1945--New York (State)--New York.

Buildings--New York (State)--New York.

Midtown Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century.

A street scene of 34th Street during World War II. Advertisements and cars can be seen as well as people on the sidewalks, standing up against the buildings. In the foreground, a man with a white armband stands in the middle of the street. This appears to be a test of the city’s alert system in case of enemy attack. Thankfully, the alert system was never needed.

Seymour B. Durst Old York Library.

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Unknown

1942

Acme

Copyright Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Photographs

34th Street from Eighth Avenue looking East towards the Empire State Building

Fifth Ave & 34th Altman Bldg, June 21, 1944.

B. Altman & Co.

Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)

World War II (New York, N.Y.)

A print of midtown Manhattan featuring stylish shoppers. The Reed & Barton Building, Empire State Building and Astor Building are visible. The back of the print contains two news clippings which read: "The Colors Go Up Along New York's 'Avenue of the Allies'" and "Philippine flags are added to the display on Fifth Avenue from Twenty-second to Sixty-first Streets by Jack Daly".

Seymour B. Durst Old York Library.

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Unknown

1944

James Kavallines for Herald Tribune

Copyright Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Photographs

Madison Avenue and 34th Street

Aerial view, Eighth Ave & 34th Street, looking south, Oct. 22, 1942.

Aerial photography--New York (State)--New York.

Automobiles--New York (State)--New York.

World War II (New York, N.Y.)

Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.)

Post office buildings--New York (State)--New York.

Tenement houses--New York (State)--New York.

Eighth Avenue Traffic Halted - New York - Alert-curious office workers, peering down from buildings at Eighth Avenue and 34th Street saw traffic halted in orderly fashion by helmeted policemen and civilian defense officers. At 2:55 the practice alert over, the stream of Eighth Avenue afternoon traffic continued without mishap

Seymour B. Durst Old York Library.

City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center, Mina Rees Library.

Unknown

1942

Acme Newspictures, Inc.

Copyright Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

Photographs

Eighth Avenue and West 34th Street