NYC, 1937-1950

This selection of photos by photographer Harold Roth was taken in New York City between 1937 - 1950. Using his Graflex camera, Roth documented the city during the 1940s, capturing the everyday life around him and the transforming landscape. Today these captivating photos take us back to 1940s New York City.

Williamsburg Bridge

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

Mangin Street stable, Lower East Side

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

Grand Central Terminal, 1945.

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

Forest Avenue, the Bronx.

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

3rd Ave at 14th Street

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society

©Harold Roth, Collection New-York Historical Society