These vintage images show the air immediately before Christmas in New York in the past.
1. Christmas rush at Macy’s in NYC, 1947
2. Christmas shoppers fill the sidewalk at 42nd Street and Sixth Ave, New York City, 1929
3. Christmas shoppers in New York City, ca. 1910-15
4. Christmas shopping in New York City, 1913
5. Christmas shopping in New York City, 1945
6. Christmas shopping in NYC, ca. 1930s
7. Christmas toy seller on street, NYC, ca. 1910s
8. Christmas window shopping in New York City, ca. 1950s
9. Crowd of holiday shoppers outside of Macy’s, NYC, 1939
10. Last minute Christmas Eve shoppers gather in front of Macy’s window display in New York, Dec. 24, 1946
11. Manhattan Christmas window shopping, New York, 1947
12. New York Christmas window shoppers
13. After the Christmas shopping rush, 1948
