1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST 18 18

[rodan57]

Great pictures. Thanks.

[jpepx78]

 

with superman and a skinny easter bunny.

 

[ajaxfarrell]

[nearmint]

Someone arrest that boy. That's a remaindered copy.

[Point Five]

Great photo! The cutie on the left is holding a WDCS #11.

 

 

[markseifert]

Looks like they're not quite open yet but I want to get it in the thread while I'm thinking about it because it's a new treasure trove to explore for possible newsstand pics.

 

The NYC Municiple Archives is about to release 1 million photos online, dating back to the 1880s.

 

http://gothamist.com/2012/04/24/nyc_municipal_archives_releases_nea.php#photo-3

 

 

[Point Five]

Looks like they're not quite open yet but I want to get it in the thread while I'm thinking about it because it's a new treasure trove to explore for possible newsstand pics.

 

The NYC Municiple Archives is about to release 1 million photos online, dating back to the 1880s.

 

http://gothamist.com/2012/04/24/nyc_municipal_archives_releases_nea.php#photo-3

 

Thanks Mark, I am loving these already. The intersection shown in the fourth photo of the article (6th Avenue and 40th Street, NYC from May, 1940) is just two blocks from my current office. At that intersection today, the righthand side has been leveled and replaced by a new hotel... but amazingly, the lefthand side of non-descript buildings still looks pretty much the same. I'll much look forward to plowing through the site once it's up.

 

 

[BB-Gun]

Picked this up from PopKulture on Flickr. It was published as a calender.

 

Edited April 30, 2012 by BB-Gun

[ciorac]

[Arkadin]

That might just be the nicest photo yet. Comic reading heaven.

Love the Jingle Jangle down in the right hand corner.

[Transplant]

From the Action cover, it's May 1948 or so.

[BB-Gun]

 

I love the fact that they are sitting on a bunch of golden age comics and a bunch are on the ground too, like palm leaves.

[Point Five]

 

I love the fact that they are sitting on a bunch of golden age comics and a bunch are on the ground too, like palm leaves.

Yes indeed. And the sign says "DO NOT HANDLE" too... how'd that work out?

 

 

[Scrooge]

I don't recall if this has been posted before -

 

[Montezuma]

They aren't 1930's, or comic books, but mark Evanier just put up a link the these on his site.

Pictures

[jpepx78]

new york is the place to be...for comics and magazines.

how about new york newsstand pics from different years?

some of these have been posted before but i found a some new pics to group them together to run from 1932-1954.

i'm missing a few years.

 

a nyc stand in nov 1932.

 

a stand from 1933.

 

i was awed by tb's collection of high grade mickey mouse magazines in the show us your ducks thread.

here's pics of the first 3 issues on the newsstands:

mickey mouse magazine 1 in 1935

 

the next several pics are by berenice abbott. i don't believe this has been posted

before. mmm 2 in oct 1935.

 

mmm 2 with a famous funnies in this closeup of the pic above.

 

this is a well-known pic of the stand on southwest corner of 32nd st & third ave

in manhattan on nov 19, 1935.

this is the same stand from the pic above one month later.

 

a closeup from the pic above of mmm 3.

 

a different stand in 1935 where magazines are packed to capacity.

notice the similar signs from the pics above.

 

there's one comic here on this oct 1936 stand.

 

the first issue of life magazine with many comics on nov 23 1936

 

a stand at a rail station in 1937

 

some pulps but no action comics here in 1938

 

there may be some comics among the pulps in this sept 1939 pic by rudy burckhardt.

 

there's an interesting mix of magazines here in july 1940

 

here's a few pics by alfred palmer in 1941

 

another shot of the newsdealer from above in 1941. identify the comics at the bottom.

 

servicemen read about d-day at wall st & broadway on june 6 1944.

 

nyc 1945

 

a blind newsdealer showing his license at lexington & 51st on 8-26-46

 

this pic by morris engel will be a placeholder for 1947.

 

manhattan 5-14-48

 

ny pic by homer page 6-1-49

 

the headlines refer to president truman's consideration on the use of the atom bomb on 11-30-50.

 

a nice color pic from queens ny in 1953

 

a 1954 pic by george marks.

 

[adamstrange]

Fantastic work as usual. I always look forward to your posts.

[damonwad]

A bunch of great photos. Thanks for sharing.

[markseifert]

Fantastic work as usual. I always look forward to your posts.

 

Yep, I agree.

[BOOT]

new york is the place to be...for comics and magazines.

how about new york newsstand pics from different years?

 

WOW WOW WOW

(thumbs u

 

Great series of photos! Thanks for sharing them!