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[Soldiers dancing, 99 Park Avenue, New York] – Antique Print

[Soldiers dancing, 99 Park Avenue, New York], [1943?] — historic photograph
[Soldiers dancing, 99 Park Avenue, New York], [1943?]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [Soldiers dancing, 99 Park Avenue, New York], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Soldiers dancing, 99 Park Avenue, New York]

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This print reproduces a watercolor by Reginald Marsh, the New York painter known for crowded scenes of city life, from the Bowery to Coney Island. Its title places the subject at 99 Park Avenue, where uniformed men are shown dancing, a reminder of how wartime New York turned its public spaces into places for servicemen to socialize. The Office of War Information distributed images like this one during the war to document home-front life and build public support for the war effort. Because the record gives a date of about 1943, the scene reflects the period when wartime dances and canteens were common in the city.

Created / published[1943?]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreArt reproductions 1940-1950.Photographic prints 1940-1950.
NotesPhoto of a watercolor by Reginald Marsh. Office of War Information no. 42972.
SubjectsWorld War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--New York (State)--New York. Dance--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950. Soldiers--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 929 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170152

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