[Igor Pantuhoff's $1500 dance with Veronica Lake at benefit ball at Waldorf- Astoria, New York]

[Ballerina Marina Franca in her peacock costume at the Cinderella Ball, Waldorf Astoria, New York]

[Man holding match over body of Anthony Acena Miras, Greenwich Village, New York]

This is the first bus that made the run on the streets of New York City after the long bus strike

... another girl checks off jobs in the help - wanted section of the New York Times.

[Men playing chess during concert in Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York]

[Woman feeding baby during concert in Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York]

[Woman feeding baby during concert in Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York]

[Woman feeding baby during concert in Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York]

[Children playing in water from open fire hydrant, Lower East Side, New York]

[Residents observing police investigating muder of longshoreman Emil Nizich, Hell's Kitchen, New York]

ACT UP "Day of Desperation," 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, New York City

[Celebration for return of kidnapped boy Jimmy Di Maggio, Lower East Side, New York]

[Celebration for return of kidnapped boy Jimmy Di Maggio, Lower East Side, New York]

[Fire Lieutenant Vincent Burns rescuing Mrs. Carl Taylor from fire, New York]

[Celebration for return of kidnapped boy Jimmy Di Maggio, Lower East Side, New York]

[John F. Kennedy at podium with crowd and photographers during his presidential campaign, New York]

[Jacqueline Kennedy with woman and man during John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, New York]

[Adlai Stevenson speaking on stage during John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, New York]

[Adlai Stevenson speaking on stage during John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, New York]

[Gypsy Rose Lee and dog judging first Fantasmorgorio Ball at Village Gate, New York]

[Man, showgirl, and Gypsy Rose Lee at first Fantasmorgorio Ball at Village Gate, New York]

[Dixie Girl and her seven puppies on the pool table at Dixie Rose A.C., New York]

[Wartime rationing: crowds at dairy store try to beat an impending freeze on butter, New York]