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June 8, 1950. "Fields department store, business at 37th Avenue and 82nd Street, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. Exterior, by night." (Daytime view here.) 5x7 inch acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.
I love taking night pictures. And I can't do as well as this. Beautiful photo.
Another title for the animated gif might be "Night Moves"
The photo reminds of this "Twilight Zone" episode where the mannequins came to life!
I know that Gottscho-Schleisner were commercial photographers working for paying clients, and didn't intend for their work to be art, but that's what it is today. I think Horydczak's work falls in that category, too.
What I'd like to see now is an animated GIF combining the daytime shot with this one.
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