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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... 

Bruce Davidson 1959

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

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

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

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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USA. Brooklyn, NY. 1959. Brooklyn Gang.

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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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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USA. New York City. 1959. Brooklyn Gang. 

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

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

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