[Men watching person on ledge about to commit suicide, New York]

[Fireman enjoying his coffee after tenement fire, New York]

[Theatergoers wait out a fire in front of Sardi’s Restaurant, New York]

"Whistler's Mother," Arts Ball, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York

"Whistler's Mother," Arts Ball, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York

[Sailor with Hirohito's head at benefit ball at Waldorf- Astoria, New York]

[Howard Hughes in car, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York]

[Man sleeping on pavement in front of Dunhill Funeral Home, New York]