ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「The 4th of July often evokes celebrations past. But these black-and-white Independence Day photographs, pulled from The New York Times’s archive, elicit an added measure of nostalgia when viewed in the midst of a pandemic.⁣ ⁣ We see holiday crowds, marches, amusement parks, parades. We see friends and families at the beach and in their backyards. We see communal joy. We see the Statue of Liberty and the now-gone Twin Towers, whose lofty height competes with that of the sky-high fireworks. ⁣ ⁣ Today, however, in the grip of a pandemic, there’s another dimension to the nostalgia that’s evoked while looking at these photographs. There is the relaxed posture of people who aren’t accustomed to, or interested in, keeping their distance. In the face of this year’s great loss, our celebrations persist. But this holiday will be another that many spend away from family and friends, another shared tradition deferred to the future, and relegated, for now, to the past.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in our bio to see more from Independence Days of yesteryear and follow @nytarchives for more from our vault. Photos by Sara Krulwich, @chesterhiggins12, Barton Silverman and Carl T. Gossett.⁣」7月5日 7時07分