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Voters in the 18th Congressional District (East Harlem), line up outside a polling place on Fifth Ave., between 111th and 112th Streets, to cast their vote, November 2, 1948. The district was the scene of a three-way fight for the House of Representatives seat of Rep. Vito Marcantonio of the American Labor Party. He was opposed by John Ellis, Republican-Liberal candidate, and John P. Morrissey, Democratic candidate.

Photo: Anthony Camerano for the AP via WTOP

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New Yorkers voting, November 2, 1954.

Photo: Jacob Harris for the AP

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New Yorkers line up to vote in the presidential election, November 2, 1936.

Photo: General Photographic Agency/Getty Images/U.S. News & World Report

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The Triboro (now Robert F. Kennedy) Bridge under construction, November 2, 1935. Note the men on beams without safety gear.

Photo: Associated Press

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Country to City: some of the Grand Ole Opry troupe outside the Palace Theatre, November 2, 1955. From left to right: Irving Berger, manager of the Palace; Roy Acuff; Ruby Wells; Kitty Wells; Johnnie Wright; and Jack Anglin.

Photo: John Lent for the AP

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Hundreds of supporters of the Republican presidential ticket of Governor Thomas E. Dewey (NY) and Governor Earl Warren (Calif) waited in the grand ballroom of the Roosevelt Hotel on November 2, 1948, for the election results. Their elation ebbed when the race was shown to be closer than anyone had expected, and only a few hardy campaign workers were left in the early morning of November 3.

Photos: Associated Press

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Governor Alfred E. Smith got a vociferous reception on November 2, 1928, when the Democratic candidate for president rode in parade from the Battery to 59th St. Here, Governor Smith waves to crowds on lower Broadway. In the car can be seen Mayor Jimmy Walker, Smith's wife Catherine and Judge George Washington Olvany.

Photo: Associated Press

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