Racing to Qualify illustration the first Black photographer to

the first Black photographer to be hired by The New York Times and a figure widely regarded for his poignant images of the civil rights movement and of everyday life in New York

The stunning interior of New York's famous Penn Station at the turn of the last century

One of the finest squares in the world

Gypsy Rose Lee

bumbling Mets would be called lovable and

Racing to Qualify illustration the first Black photographer toCyclists pedal hard as they take a hill in a qualifying race for the 1960 U. S. Olympic bicycle team in Manhattan. At 10: 15 A. M. yesterday a man fired a cap pistol and 120 bicycle riders began a 112 1 2 mile battle against the heat, blind curves and stomach wracking cramps on the baked asphalt roadway of Central Park, The Times reported on July 25, 1960. One hundred seven didnt finish. Of the 13 cyclists who finished the race, only four qualified