It is a never ending cornucopia of photographic treasures I still continue to uncover decades after my father's death. I had thought I had seen them all, but found another box marked "pix from Dad's room" squirreled away in a remote part of a closet. Many are old family photographs but some are of the city he worked in all his life, New York, and, particularly, several 8 x 10's of the Operation Sail Bicentennial, all taken from the air. I have no idea whether he just knew a photographer who took these and my father only developed and printed them at his commercial studio or whether he himself did the photographing as well as the printing (they are definitely prints from his studio). A few are just too iconic not to publish in some way, so I've scanned them, including one of the twin towers majestically overlooking the Hudson River only a few years after they were completed. World Trade Center, Bicentennial 1976 USCGC Eagle and the USS FORRESTAL, Operation Sail Bicentennial 1976 Statue of Liberty, Bicentennial 1976 The Christian Radich, Operation Sail Bicentennial 1976 Verrazano Bridge, Bicentennial 1976
Operation Sail USA Bicentennial 1776 - 1976 I took Kodachrome slides and bulk loaded Tri-X shots that day. it was overcast and very hazy The Belt Parkway was closed
The Bicentennial was an enormous amount of fun. A gigantic nation-wide party celebrating America's 200th birthday. I was planning on driving to Manhattan from Connecticut to watch the festivities, but on the radio they kept warning that it was so crowded that people couldn't get in or out. So, instead, I drove over to Jersey City where the crowds weren't so bad and I had a blast watching a truly once in a lifetime celebration of Tall Ships and fireworks. (and the six-pack of Sheaffer Beer in the trunk of my '72 Pinto added to the festive mood, too!)
A look back at the 1976 American Bicentennial celebration.
The Bicentennial was an enormous amount of fun. A gigantic nation-wide party celebrating America's 200th birthday. I was planning on driving to Manhattan to watch the festivities, but on the radio they kept warning that it's so crowded that people can't get in or out. So, instead, I drove over to Jersey City where the crowds weren't so bad and I had a blast watching a truly once in a lifetime celebration of Tall Ships and fireworks. (and the six-pack of Sheaffer Beer in the trunk of my '72 Pinto added to the festive mood, too!) .
newport, rhode island july 1976 german tall ship, the 'gorch fock' newport harbor, operation sail (opsail) '76 the parade of boats sets sail for america's bicentennial celebrations in new york city part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf © the Nick DeWolf Foundation Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Operation Sail USA Bicentennial 1776 - 1976 I took Kodachrome slides and bulk loaded Tri-X shots that day. it was overcast and very hazy
It is a never ending cornucopia of photographic treasures I still continue to uncover decades after my father's death. I had thought I had seen them all, but found another box marked "pix from Dad's room" squirreled away in a remote part of a closet. Many are old family photographs but some are of the city he worked in all his life, New York, and, particularly, several 8 x 10's of the Operation Sail Bicentennial, all taken from the air. I have no idea whether he just knew a photographer who took these and my father only developed and printed them at his commercial studio or whether he himself did the photographing as well as the printing (they are definitely prints from his studio). A few are just too iconic not to publish in some way, so I've scanned them, including one of the twin towers majestically overlooking the Hudson River only a few years after they were completed. World Trade Center, Bicentennial 1976 USCGC Eagle and the USS FORRESTAL, Operation Sail Bicentennial 1976 Statue of Liberty, Bicentennial 1976 The Christian Radich, Operation Sail Bicentennial 1976 Verrazano Bridge, Bicentennial 1976
July 4th 1976, the Bicentennial Year. Hanging flags on West 77th Street, ready for Operation Sail to begin on the Hudson River.
new york, new york july 1976 verrazano narrows, operation sail (opsail) '76 the parade of boats sets sail for america's bicentennial celebrations in new york city part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf © the Nick DeWolf Foundation Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
