New York at Night
       
     
A Day in Central Park
       
     
Fishing on the Hudson
       
     
Edie Adams - Vintage
       
     
Track Shadows
       
     
Brooklyn Bridge
       
     
Windows
       
     
Building a Bridge
       
     
Election Night
       
     
Hats in a Crowd
       
     
Rockefeller Center
       
     
Times Square
       
     
Levittown
       
     
The Needy Shall Not Always Be Forgotten
       
     
Evicted - Vintage
       
     
Fire & Ice
       
     
Fire & Ice 2
       
     
Alarmed & Ready
       
     
Children at Art Fair
       
     
Circus Wonder
       
     
Cooling Off
       
     
Anything Wheels
       
     
Great Day for the Irish - Vintage
       
     
Diaper Derby
       
     
Pigtail Contest
       
     
Pigtail Contest
       
     
Leg Contest
       
     
Bathing Beauty
       
     
Marriage Brokers
       
     
New York at Night
       
     
New York at Night

A view of New York City at night in the 1940s. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#NEW-1

A Day in Central Park
       
     
A Day in Central Park

Several couples enjoy a day in Central Park. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#NEW-19

Fishing on the Hudson
       
     
Fishing on the Hudson

A boy and his father fish off the edge of the Hudson River in New York with the George Washington Bridge in the distance. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#HUD-196

Edie Adams - Vintage
       
     
Edie Adams - Vintage

Vintage print of Edie Adams (American singer, actress and comedienne) overlooking the west side highway of Manhattan. Dimensions are 8 1/2" x 12 1/2". Features an "Eyewitness Photos" stamp, often used by Haberman to identify his work. Available for sale through Monroe Gallery of Photography.

#VP-NY-0073

Track Shadows
       
     
Track Shadows

Street scene underneath the once elevated 9th Avenue train tracks in New York City. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#NEW-20

Brooklyn Bridge
       
     
Brooklyn Bridge

A view of the Brooklyn Bridge and downtown Manhattan skyline during the 1940s. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#NEW-7

Windows
       
     
Windows

Women, children and families lean out their windows to see what is happening on the street below. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#NEW-26

Building a Bridge
       
     
Building a Bridge

Construction workers build the Triborough Bridge (later renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge) in the 1930s connecting Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#TRI-46

Election Night
       
     
Election Night

December 31, 1944. Crowds in Times Square await election news. Roosevelt would defeat New York Governor Thomas Dewey. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#WAR-13

Hats in a Crowd
       
     
Hats in a Crowd

A crowd of men, all wearing hats. A sign of the era. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#CRO-438

Rockefeller Center
       
     
Rockefeller Center

Circa 1939. Ice skaters at Rockefeller Center. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images. 

#SPO-109

Times Square
       
     
Times Square

Circa 1939. Times Square in New York showing movie theater showing Alan Ladd starring in the anti-Nazi propaganda film, "Hitler: Beast of Berlin". Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#WAR-12

Levittown
       
     
Levittown

Circa 1947. A sign in Levittown, the first mass-produced suburb in the U.S., located in Long Island, New York. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#LEV-13

The Needy Shall Not Always Be Forgotten
       
     
The Needy Shall Not Always Be Forgotten

A child stands next to a bench at Sydenham Hospital in Harlem, New York, with a message that speaks volumes. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#SYD-12

Evicted - Vintage
       
     
Evicted - Vintage

Circa 1947. Vintage print showing two children recently evicted form their home on E. 121st Street with a small statue of Jesus on top of them. Dimensions are 8 3/4" x 13". A notation on the back in pencil reads "Photo by Irving Haberman". Also features an "Eyewitness Photos" stamp on the back, often used by Haberman to identify his work. Vintage print available for purchase through Monroe Gallery of Photography. Estate print available through IH Images.

#VP-NY-0042
#NEW-29

Fire & Ice
       
     
Fire & Ice

Award-winning photograph of a fireman standing in the frozen ruins. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#FIR-44

Fire & Ice 2
       
     
Fire & Ice 2

A fireman stands in the frozen ruins. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#FIR-45

Alarmed & Ready
       
     
Alarmed & Ready

A dalmatian sits in front of a fire truck, ready to serve. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images. 

#FIR-39

Children at Art Fair
       
     
Children at Art Fair

Circa 1948. Children of mixed races share a common interest in artwork at a sidewalk show. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#NEI-38

Circus Wonder
       
     
Circus Wonder

Two children look on in wonder at the circus. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#CHI-35

Cooling Off
       
     
Cooling Off

Circa 1948. A boy cools off at a fire hydrant on the streets of Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#WEA-17

Anything Wheels
       
     
Anything Wheels

Circa 1948. A child in a diaper rides on a makeshift skateboard down the street as part of the "Anything Wheels" race. This photo was featured in the Kelly Klein book, 'Underworld'. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#NEW-52

Great Day for the Irish - Vintage
       
     
Great Day for the Irish - Vintage

Vintage print of a child at the Irish Day parade in New York City. Dimensions are 8" x 11 1/2". Print is mounted. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through Monroe Gallery of Photography. 

#VP-NY-0080

Diaper Derby
       
     
Diaper Derby

Circa 1937. Babies compete in a "Diaper Derby", an event sponsored by diaper laundries or soap manufacturers. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#BAB-1

Pigtail Contest
       
     
Pigtail Contest

Circa 1944. A young girl cries out in pain as a judge measures the length of her pigtails. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#PIG-39

Pigtail Contest
       
     
Pigtail Contest

Circa 1944. Young girls await their pigtails to be measured as part of a local contest. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#PIG-40

Leg Contest
       
     
Leg Contest

Womens' legs are judged closely in a local contest. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images. 

#LEG-4

Bathing Beauty
       
     
Bathing Beauty

A woman stands tall atop the diving board. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#BAT-21

Marriage Brokers
       
     
Marriage Brokers

A story on marriage brokers produced this photograph of the silhouette of two people behind a closed door. Photo by Irving Haberman. Available for purchase through IH Images.

#MAR-22