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New York Journal-American: An American Paper for the American People

Photographic Morgue

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The photographic morgue of the New York Journal-American is comprised, in part, of approximately two million prints compiled by Journal-American staff. This gallery provides access to a select group of images meant to represent broad areas of the collection. The gallery can be searched by keyword or it can be browsed by topic. This search engine is NOT case sensitive, and partial words are acceptable.

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"Take Me To Your Leader!"

"Take Me To Your Leader!"
1958-06-03
Binoculars

"This Is It!"

"This Is It!"
1952-10-07
Baseball -- World Series, 1952 [2 folders]

A Fan Gets His Souvenir

A Fan Gets His Souvenir
1956-09-02
Baseball -- Fans

A Newstand "Horse-Parlor"

A Newstand "Horse-Parlor"
1942-08-05
Bookmaking -- Feature, 1947

A Prayer for Ike

A Prayer for Ike
1955-09-28
Baseball -- World Series, 1955, Game 1-2

After the Brawl

After the Brawl
1957-05-02
Boxing -- Robinson vs. Fullmer

Amphicars

Amphicars
1965-08-19
Amphibian

An Innovative Two-Pointer

An Innovative Two-Pointer
1953-08-16
Basketball -- Teams -- Harlem Globetrotters

Arrests in World Series Protest

Arrests in World Series Protest
1963-10-04
Baseball -- Fans

Audience with the Pope

Audience with the Pope
1952-12-08
Basketball -- Teams -- Harlem Globetrotters

Auto Show Scheduled to Open at the Coliseum

Auto Show Scheduled to Open at the Coliseum
1956-12-10
Auto shows -- New York City, Dec. 1956

Bad Day at Mount Hermon

Bad Day at Mount Hermon
1965-11-24
Fires -- Misc., 1964 [2 folders]

Ball and Bubble

Ball and Bubble
1964-03-17
Baseball -- Little League

Baseball Beneath the Bridge

Baseball Beneath the Bridge
1966-02-15
Baseball -- Little League

Bat-A-Way Caddies

Bat-A-Way Caddies
1952-05-18
Coney Island -- Misc. [2 folders]

Beach Backgammon

Beach Backgammon
1930-12-12
BAB - Baking

Berra Caught in Rundown

Berra Caught in Rundown

Baseball -- World Series, 1953 [2 folders]

Big As He Is

Big As He Is
1956-01-07
CPA - CZ

Bingo Players

Bingo Players
1959-01-08
Bingo

Blocking the Drive

Blocking the Drive
1963-04-21
Basketball -- 1962-1963, misc. [2 folders]

Broken Bull

Broken Bull
1951-07-28
Boxing -- La Motta, Jake

Bubble Blowing Contest

Bubble Blowing Contest
1962-07-05
Bubble -- A - Z

Bubble-Gum Contest Winner

Bubble-Gum Contest Winner
1958-04-07
Bubble -- A - Z

Casey Stengel

Casey Stengel
1953-10-03
Baseball -- World Series, 1953 [2 folders]

Celtic Celebration

Celtic Celebration
1962-04-19
Basketball -- Teams -- A - O

Chavez Ravine Eviction

Chavez Ravine Eviction
1959-05-09
Evictions

Checkers Tournament

Checkers Tournament
1927-03-01
Checkers

Christmas Seal Participants

Christmas Seal Participants
1949-12-29
Christmas -- Seals

Chuvalo Corners Clay

Chuvalo Corners Clay
1966-03-30
Boxing -- B - C

Clay Lands a Left

Clay Lands a Left
1965-06-02
Boxing -- Clay vs. Liston, 2nd bout, Championship, Lewiston, Me., 25 May 1965

Clowns Performing in Aquashow

Clowns Performing in Aquashow
1955-08-06
Aqua show -- Misc.

Consoling Champions

Consoling Champions
1963-07-23
Boxing -- Liston vs. Patterson, Las Vegas, Nev., 22 July 1963

Crash Landing

Crash Landing
1955-10-29
Baseball -- World Series, 1955, Game 1-2

Crowd Pleaser

Crowd Pleaser
1960-10-15
Basketball -- Teams -- Harlem Globetrotters

Diplomatic Baseball Fan

Diplomatic Baseball Fan
1955-09-28
Baseball -- World Series, 1955, Game 1-2

Dodgers Big Stick

Dodgers Big Stick
1952-10-02
Baseball -- World Series, 1952 [2 folders]

Down for the Third Time

Down for the Third Time
1963-07-23
Boxing -- Liston vs. Patterson, Las Vegas, Nev., 22 July 1963

Duke Snider Snags A Long One

Duke Snider Snags A Long One

Baseball -- World Series, 1953 [2 folders]

Early Morning Lines

Early Morning Lines
1953-09-30
Baseball -- World Series, 1953 [2 folders]

Examining Astroturf

Examining Astroturf
1966-04-02
Astroturf

Extra Bridge Suit

Extra Bridge Suit
1938-02-27
Card / card sharps

Ezzard Ducks Walcott

Ezzard Ducks Walcott
1952-06-06
Boxing -- Charles, Ezzard

Fans Keep Warm

Fans Keep Warm
1963-04-11
Baseball -- Fans

Fans of Brooklyn Dodgers Outside Ebbets Field

Fans of Brooklyn Dodgers Outside Ebbets Field
1955-10-05
Baseball -- Fans

Fans Prepare To Catch Yogi's Homerun Ball

Fans Prepare To Catch Yogi's Homerun Ball
1957-06-02
Baseball -- Fans

Final Round

Final Round
1957-09-24
Boxing -- Basilio vs. Robinson

Final Testing of New Lights at Giants' Stadium

Final Testing of New Lights at Giants' Stadium
1940-07-06
Baseball -- Night baseball

First in Line for World Series' Tickets

First in Line for World Series' Tickets
1955-09-28
Baseball -- World Series, 1955, Game 1-2

First Score of the Game

First Score of the Game
1951-10-10
Baseball -- World Series, 1951

Five Off the Board

Five Off the Board
1963-06-25
DP - DZ

Flitting Over the Fallen

Flitting Over the Fallen
1965-11-23
Boxing -- Clay vs. Patterson

Former College Basketball Captains

Former College Basketball Captains
1937-02-02
Basketball -- Teams -- New York University

Glovely

Glovely
1955-06-30
Boxing -- Carter, Jimmy

Going Down

Going Down
1965-11-23
Boxing -- Clay vs. Patterson

Going for the Rebound

Going for the Rebound
1963-12-08
Basketball -- 1962-1963, misc. [2 folders]

Goose Surrounded

Goose Surrounded
1954-09-24
Basketball -- Teams -- Harlem Globetrotters

Gymnastic Exercise

Gymnastic Exercise
1962-11-17
Exercises [2 folders]

Hall of Famers at Old-Timers Game

Hall of Famers at Old-Timers Game
1962-08-09
Baseball -- Old timers games

Handy Guys

Handy Guys
1961-01-13
Basketball -- Teams -- P - Z

Home Again

Home Again
1953-08-21
Basketball -- Teams -- Harlem Globetrotters

Home Run

Home Run
1952-10-03
Baseball -- World Series, 1952 [2 folders]

Homer Puts Ballgame on Ice

Homer Puts Ballgame on Ice
1952-10-03
Baseball -- World Series, 1952 [2 folders]

Hula Hoopsters

Hula Hoopsters
1958-10-30
Chimpanzees -- Misc. [3 folders]

Isometric Exercise

Isometric Exercise
1962-06-23
Exercises [2 folders]

It's Just the Way It Looks

It's Just the Way It Looks
1963-10-04
Auto shows

Jump Shot

Jump Shot
1960-11-26
Basketball -- Teams -- New York Knickerbockers

Kiss and Make Up

Kiss and Make Up
1950-04-01
Boxing -- Graziano, Rocky

Ladies' Pool

Ladies' Pool
1963-04-12
Billiards

LaMotta Opens Up

LaMotta Opens Up
1949-06-17
Boxing -- La Motta, Jake

Landing A Roundhouse Right

Landing A Roundhouse Right
1959-07-09
Boxing -- Halami vs. Becerra

Little Leaguer Gets First Pitch

Little Leaguer Gets First Pitch
1964-09-29
Baseball -- Little League

Loose Ball

Loose Ball
1955-12-04
Basketball -- Teams -- New York Knickerbockers

Lovers in the Outfield

Lovers in the Outfield
1961-05-29
Baseball -- Fans

Man with A Message

Man with A Message
1949-09-08
Baseball -- Fans

Members of the All-City CHSAA Basketball Squad Are Named

Members of the All-City CHSAA Basketball Squad Are Named
1963-04-14
Basketball -- Teams -- A - O

Mid-Air Pas De Deux

Mid-Air Pas De Deux
1963-12-22
Basketball -- 1962-1963, misc. [2 folders]

Model for New Sports Stadium

Model for New Sports Stadium
1956-02-06
Brooklyn Sports Center

Mr. Universe Blows Up A Hot Water Bottle

Mr. Universe Blows Up A Hot Water Bottle
1960-12-06
Beauty contest -- Miss & Mrs. A - Z, 1960-1961

Nature Study at Camp

Nature Study at Camp
1961-08-14
Catholic Youth Organization [2 folders]

Near Miss

Near Miss
1952-04-17
Boxing -- Robinson vs. Graziano

Near Miss

Near Miss
1935-06-26
Boxing -- Carnera, Primo

New Champion

New Champion
1947-07-17
Boxing -- Graziano, Rocky

Notre Dame Basketball Team

Notre Dame Basketball Team
1938-02-25
Basketball -- Teams -- Notre Dame

Off the Field

Off the Field
1963-09-04
Cubans in New York City

O'Malley Meets the Dodgers Sym-Phony Band

O'Malley Meets the Dodgers Sym-Phony Band
1951-07-31
Bands -- Musical -- A - I

On the Canvas

On the Canvas
1963-07-23
Boxing -- Liston vs. Patterson, Las Vegas, Nev., 22 July 1963

Opening of the GM Motorama

Opening of the GM Motorama
1953-01-17
Auto shows -- Sponsored by Electric Auto-Lite

Perfect Punch

Perfect Punch

Anatomy -- Misc.

Pigeon Photo Express

Pigeon Photo Express
1942-10-05
Baseball -- World Series, 1942

Pillsbury Grand National Bake-Off

Pillsbury Grand National Bake-Off
1949-12-14
BAB - Baking

Pitcher Turley Gives Mound Tips to the Kids

Pitcher Turley Gives Mound Tips to the Kids
1962-05-27
Baseball -- Youth clinics

Police Inspect Bookmaking Tool

Police Inspect Bookmaking Tool
1955-02-20
Bookmaking / Bookies -- Misc.

Practicing Rebounds

Practicing Rebounds
1957-01-29
Basketball -- Teams -- Israeli

Preparing for Game

Preparing for Game
1946-02--06
Basketball -- Teams -- New York University

Salami Celebration

Salami Celebration
1956-07-09
Baseball -- Little League

Scoring Leap

Scoring Leap
1960-11-12
Basketball -- Teams -- New York Knickerbockers

Scramble for the Ball

Scramble for the Ball
1962-01-07
Basketball -- 1962-1963, misc. [2 folders]

Sideline Critic

Sideline Critic
1955-07-28
Circuses

Sign of Spring

Sign of Spring
1946-02-14
Boys -- Misc.

Solid Left

Solid Left
1960-02-06
Boxing -- Calhoun vs. Ryan, Madison Square Garden, 1960

Squaring Off

Squaring Off
1954-12-22
Boys clubs

Stretch Defense

Stretch Defense
1958-11-02
Basketball -- Teams -- New York Knickerbockers

The Patio of Tomorrow

The Patio of Tomorrow
1959-10-03
Expositions

Timing the "Turtle Derby"

Timing the "Turtle Derby"
1964-11-11
Contests -- Miss Teenager America, 1965

Tragedy Strikes the Flying Wallendas

Tragedy Strikes the Flying Wallendas
1962-01-31
Circuses -- Accidents -- The Wallendas, 1962

Tree Rising

Tree Rising
1961-11-27
Christmas -- Trees

Two Down But Not Out

Two Down But Not Out
1957-01-03
Boxing -- Fullmer vs. Robinson, 2 Jan. 1957

Victory Celebration

Victory Celebration
1965-11-23
Boxing -- Clay vs. Patterson

Victory Gardening

Victory Gardening
1945?-10-08
Farms / Farmers

View of the Crowd

View of the Crowd
1959-07-06
Coney Island -- Misc. [2 folders]

Waiting in the Rain

Waiting in the Rain
1955-09-28
Baseball -- World Series, 1955, Game 1-2

Wheelchair Basketball

Wheelchair Basketball
1967-04-03
Basketball -- 1962-1963, misc. [2 folders]

Where'd the Ball Go?

Where'd the Ball Go?
1963-12-20
Basketball -- 1962-1963, misc. [2 folders]

Young Dodgers Fan

Young Dodgers Fan
1956-09-12
Baseball -- Fans