Mitchellaneous CLVII: 12 memes and other curiosities
More than 4,000,000 citizens cheered King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as they drove through the city along the West Side Highway with a wisecracking Mayor LaGuardia, June 10, 1939. They were on their way to the New York World’s Fair.
Photo: Associated Press
A roving searchlight illuminates the upper reaches of the Empire State Building about a month after its May 1, 1931 opening.
Photo: NY Daily News via Getty Images/Fine Art America
