Vintage photos show what New York City was like the last time the Knicks were NBA champions

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New York Knicks guard Walt Frazier (10) handles the ball during game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden, New York City, Feb. 17, 1973.
New York Knicks guard Walt Frazier during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden in 1973.

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See how Cuba looked before the Castros, when tourists, gamblers, and elites flocked to Havana

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A group of sailors stand outside a cafe at the end of a narrow street in Old Havana, Cuba,
Cuba before the revolution was a popular tourist destination, and Havana was a bustling metropolis.

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Before EPA regulations, air and water pollution shaped life across the US. See what American cities looked like then.

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A photograph from 1972 shows how
A photograph from 1972 shows how "industry has changed the face of the San Francisco Bay Area," according to the EPA.

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21 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate America looked during the Great Depression

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Great Depression food lines Times Square
Thousands of unemployed people waited in lines for food during the Great Depression.

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Vintage photos show American life under Trump's tariff hero, William McKinley

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Lawrence, MA- Picture shows Striking workers walking to attack the mill.
The turn of the century saw a rise in labor movements as industry grew largely unregulated.

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THEN AND NOW: Vintage photos show how department stores have changed

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Department stores, then and now.
Department stores, then and now.

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Vintage photos show Hollywood icons mingling at the Golden Globes

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British-born actor Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, film producer Mike Todd (1909 - 1958), hold their Golden Globe awards while walking with American actor Debbie Reynolds
Elizabeth Taylor, Mike Todd, and Debbie Reynolds at the Golden Globes.

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Vintage photos show Venezuela before its economic collapse, when oil wealth made it one of the world's richest nations

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circa 1955: A policeman directing traffic around a busy corner of central Caracas, Venezuela.
Venezuela underwent major economic and social changes in the mid-20th century.

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Vintage photos show how people decorated for the holidays over the last 100 years

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A family gathers around the Christmas tree while a young girl opens her present.
A family gathers around the Christmas tree while a young girl opens her present.

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25 photos show what life looked like for Americans 150 years ago

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Men sitting in Central Park in the mid-1870s.
The US in the mid-1870s was experiencing a great transformation as emerging industries ushered in the Gilded Age.

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