Series D.VII. Events, 1968-2017, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
The series includes photos that center on events and activities in the life of New Yorkers. These include a large set of photos taken at the 2015 Gay Pride Parade. The series also holds photos from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, images from Times Square where celebrants re-enacted the famous Eisenstadt 1945 photo of "The Kiss" in 2015, and other events. The series and the specific photos to place in it was established by the processing archivist.
Arrangement
The series is arranged in chronological order by the date of the photographs.
Chief Judge Stanley Fuld swearing in Charles D. Brietel as a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1 photo + 1 email), 1968 January, inclusive
Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons (3 photos + 1 email), 1982 November, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes Olive Oyl, Kermit the Frog and Mickey Mouse.
Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons (5 photos + 1 email), 1980s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Woody Woodpecker, Snoopy, Betty Boop, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse.
Jimmy Connors playing in the US Open (8 photos + 1 email), 1983 September, inclusive
Marchers in St. Patrick's Day Parade (1 photo + 1 email), 2003 March, inclusive
Scope and Contents
View from 3 or 4 floors above the marchers.
New York Marathon at Central Park (4 photos + 1 email), 2005 November, inclusive
Last game at Yankee Stadium (2 photos + 1 email), 2008 September 21, inclusive
Scope and Contents
View from seats above home plate, players on the field. Photographs by Harmon's son, Michael Harmon.
Gay Pride Parade (184 photos + 4 emails), 2015 June 28, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes images of the parade participants, spectators, rainbow flags, street vendors, surroundings (e.g., as the parade passes the Stonewall and Duplex), New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his family who marched in the parade, and Grand Marshals Ian McKellan and Derek Jacobi.
70th Anniversary of VJ Day & the end of WWII (30 photos + 1 email), 2015 August 14, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Images from Times Square where celebrants re-enacted the famous Eisenstadt 1945 photo of "The Kiss."
Telecast of "Otello" in Times Square (23 photos + 1 email), 2015 September 21, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Opening night performance of the opera at Lincoln Center, telecast to a large screen for public viewing in Times Square. Includes images of Times Square signage, spectators, and scenes from the telecast. The final photo in the set is of the photographer, Steve Harmon.
Security for President-elect Donald Trump (21 photos + 1 email), 2016 November 10, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Security measures along 5th Avenue from the corner of 57th Street (at Tiffany's) to 53rd Street (at Trump Tower).
"Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons Art of the In-Between" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (17 photos + 1 email), 2017 July 22, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Images of exhibited artworks.