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on the set of flying circus, 1970

Tom Verlaine and Patti Smith, circa 1970… Tom and Patti were allegedly briefly involved in a relationship when they were both members of the budding New York punk scene. Over the years, they would work together frequently. Moreover, even Tom's passing was reported by Jesse Paris Smith, Patti Smith's daughter, who stated that he passed away after a brief illness... Patti Smith posted a message for Tom Verlaine on Instagram for his 69th birthday: "There is none like Tom, synthesizing Coltranesque improvisation, surf music and Sufi-like mysticism, to form his unique style, highlighted by masterful use of the tremolo bar on his Fender Jazzmaster…"

Lafayette Theatre, Photo by Aaron Siskind, 1937

David Bowie in his dressing room while filming “The Man Who Fell to Earth”, 1975. Photo by Steve Schapiro.

Ilford Ortho Plus 80

Photo by Bill Ray, 1960s

James Baldwin and Bob Dylan, December 13, 1963, New York City, 📸 Ted Russell

Housewife removing frozen laundry, Netherlands, 1950's - by Harry Pot (1929 - 1996), Dutch

Poland - by Marek Zürn (1942), Polish

Gordon Parks. Rosie Fontenelle Cleans the Bathtub, Harlem, New York, 1967⁠

At the Cavour Gardens, Turin, Italy, ca. 1958 - by Stefano Robino (1922 - 2017), Italian

Susan Lipper

Chester with Hounds, Photo by Shelby Lee Adams, 1992

New Rochelle, NY Photo © Elliott Erwitt, 1960

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