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Book - Brooklyn Gang

Bruce Davidson

In 1959, Bruce Davidson read about the teenage gangs of New York City. Connecting with a social worker to make initial contact with a gang in Brooklyn called The Jokers, Davidson became a daily observer and photographer of this alienated youth culture. The Fifties are often considered passive and pale by our standards of urban reality, but Davidson's photographs prove otherwise. Nearly 70 sheet-fed gravure plates show images of tough people, tough lives, tough lovers, all trying to be cool. They are followed by a short recollection by the photographer and a lengthier interview with Bengie, a surviving...

Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Brooklyn, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. The Statue of Liberty...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Brooklyn, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Playing stickball on...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Coney Island, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Teens fighting on...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Greasy young man who...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Brooklyn, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. In a diner.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Brooklyn, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Bengie at Helen’s candy...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Brooklyn, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Bengie inside the candy...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Comic book store.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Comic book store.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Bengie (L) crossing...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Subway.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Brooklyn, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. On a Brooklyn subway....

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Brooklyn, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Brooklyn, NY. 1957. Couple necking on pole at basement party...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Party.

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Teenager couple smoking...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. On a bus.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Lefty showing his tattoo....

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Backseat of a car.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

1959 USA. New York City. Brooklyn Gang.
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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Coney Island, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Outside Mike’s tattoo...

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USA. Coney Island, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. On the boardwalk...

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USA. Coney Island, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Benji in bathhouse....

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USA. Coney Island, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Bengie and friends...

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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USA. Coney Island, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. Coney Island Beach.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Coney Island, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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Bruce Davidson 1959

USA. Coney Island, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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