Sunday, March 9, 2014

D-Day, New York

These are photos taken in New York City on the day of the D-Day invasion of France, June 6, 1944. The photographer is either Howard Hollem, Edward Meyer, or "MacLaugharie".

 A crowd on D-day in Madison Square
  
 A crowd on D-day in Madison Square
  
A crowd on D-day in Madison Square
  
 D-day sevices in a synagogue on West Twenty-third Street
  
 A woman addressing the crowd at the D-day rally at Madison Square
  
 Lily Djanel at the D-day rally in Madison Square
[she was a Belgian operatic soprano; here she sings Carmen]
 
 Mayor La Guardia at the D-day rally in Madison Square
[La Guardia was New York City's legendary mayor]
  
 Preschool children at L'Ecole Maternelle Francais on D-day saluting the French flag
  
 Times Square and vicinity on D-day
  
 Times Square and vicinity on D-day
  
Two sailors at Times Square on D-day looking at the latest news line on the Times building

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