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Past Summers in the City

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Jen Carlson

Published May 25, 2009

Modified May 25, 2009

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"Young children running around under sprinkler in street to cool off during summer, in South Harlem in shot from series of NYC Police Dept.'s Crime Prevention Photos of Juvenile Aid Bureau." August 8th, 1937.

 

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Since Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, here are some old LIFE magazine photos showing city-dwellers cooling off during past summer months. Maybe you can take some pointers from them this season (stoops, shorts, shade and swimsuits seem to help)! Or you can always spend the hot months indoors finally reading Infinite Jest. [Hat tip Ephemeral NY]

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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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