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Officials thought the train could have arrived five hours faster if it hadn't "loafed" on the run from Chicago to New York

At the time

A view of the Empire State Building from the observation tower of the RCA Building

This photo shows traffic on Fifth Avenue going in two directions

Children in playgrounds and on sidewalks throughout the country are vying to keep the hoops spinning as they sway their torsos

Without Relish Frame Color:White Officials thought the train couldOn the way to a landslide re election victory, Mayor Robert F. Wagner and his entourage stopped for a quintessential campaign snack: a Nathan's hot dog at Coney Island. When this photo published in The Times on October 21, 1957, it was reported that Mr. Wagner "did the required eating, greeting and talking while walking more than a mile along the Coney Island Boardwalk." Times photographer Eddie Hausner appeared to capture Mr. Wagner giving a stern