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The Tumultuous Fifties: A View from the New York Times Photo Archives

March 12, 2004 - May 9, 2004

Museum: American History Museum

Location: 3rd Floor, Documentary Photo Gallery

On view are more than 100 New York Times's vintage b&w photographs taken between 1950 and 1959. Focusing on a decade distinguished by changes in the cultural landscape, the exhibition explores a range of subjects from Elvis Presley to civil rights to nuclear weaponry.