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Historic Hounds

Since arriving on these shores, dogs have made New York City their home. Here are some of our favorite photos from our partners' collections of New York dogs in their natural habitat!

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Aeolian Hall
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Aeolian Hall

NY Scenes; I'm Picketing Your Heart for the Humane Society, 42nd Street & 6th Avenue ca. 1940
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Old Bellevue Hospital
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Old Bellevue Hospital

A Bellevue ambulance Dalmatian dog sitting up and begging, New York City, undated (ca. 1911-1922).
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Sol and Lillian Goldman Building
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Sol and Lillian Goldman Building

Mr. Himmel from the New York Association for the Blind ca 1929, 111 East 59th Street, standing outside with his seeing-eye dog.
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101 Trinity Place
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101 Trinity Place

Young girl with a dog posing beside the wooden curbside pump on the east side of Trinity Place just south of Cedar Street, New York City, 1898.
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Colony House
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Colony House

Pet Health Day in Colony House, 297 Dean St., Rusty, the dog, is presented by his mistress, Barbara Buckley, 7, of 283 Dean St., to Rusty, the rabbit, owned by Joyce Pavlica, 9, of 278 Dean St (ca. 1953(
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Broadway at Church Street
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Broadway at Church Street

Young girl with binoculars, with a dog (ca. 1965)
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150 Vermilyea Avenue
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150 Vermilyea Avenue

Dog called 'Bounce,' 150 Vermilyea Avenue, Inwood, New York City, September 7, 1915.
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205 Bleecker Street
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205 Bleecker Street

There is a dog getting some sun. (ca. 1927)
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Prospect Park Lake
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Prospect Park Lake

Only the pets can swim--The trio is giving their pets a good ducking \[in Prospect Park lake]. Shown, left to right, are Jerry Petit with his dog, Blackie; William Gates holding Sergeant, and an unidentified buddy. (ca 1951)
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575 Carroll Street
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575 Carroll Street

The \[eleven] kids in front of 575 Carroll St., between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue, give a demonstration on how to beat the heat as they frolic in the spray from a fire hydrant. Vincent Vollaro (left), 620 Carroll St. and Dominick Montemarano, 579 Carroll St., hold their dog, Rusty, who doesn't seem to enjoy it as much as the youngsters. (ca. 1949)
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French Line, Pier #88
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French Line, Pier #88

S.S. "Normandie", Dog Kennels, Cabin Class ca. 1925
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206-208 East 35th Street
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206-208 East 35th Street

Dog in the backyard of 208 East 35th Street.
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150 Vermilyea Avenue
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150 Vermilyea Avenue

View of West 207th Street between Vermilyea Avenue and Broadway ca 1914, New York City: empty lots, stables, and distant apartment buildings visible. A woman walking her dog in foreground. Another trails behind!
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Madison Square Garden (Madison Square)
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Madison Square Garden (Madison Square)

Dog Show, 1897, in Madison Square Garden (One hound refuses to sit still.)
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Brooklyn Borough Hall
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Brooklyn Borough Hall

Close-up of small dog sitting on steps of Borough Hall (Undated.)
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Fort Hamilton Training Camp
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Fort Hamilton Training Camp

Man wearing winter coat and military cap kneeling on lawn and holding two small dogs. (ca. 1940)
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Cornell's Landing
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Cornell's Landing

A woman, man and dog are posed. (ca. 1890)
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Coney Island Boardwalk (General)
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Coney Island Boardwalk (General)

View of elderly woman wearing winter coat and sunglasses sitting in folding chair on Coney Island boardwalk; West Highland white terrier is sitting on her lap.
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Coney Island Boardwalk (General)
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Coney Island Boardwalk (General)

Close-up of two elderly women talking on Coney Island boardwalk; woman on left is sitting on bench holding a parasol with her poodle dog sitting beside her; the other woman is standing facing her and gesturing with left hand.
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60th Precinct and City Magistrates Court
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60th Precinct and City Magistrates Court

Elderly man wearing jacket, jeans, and hat standing, with small dog on leash and folded newspaper under right arm, in front of police station on West 8th Street in Coney Island; policeman standing in right background and police barricade in left background.
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Coney Island Boardwalk (General)
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Coney Island Boardwalk (General)

Coney Island; Feeding Ice-Cream to the Dog.
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