Gallery: Photos of Teen Gang Life in 1950s Brooklyn

Gallery: Photos of Teen Gang Life in 1950s BrooklynImages via Bruce Davidson

OG New York photographer Bruce Davidson followed a gang of Brooklyn misfits known as the Jokers back in 1959. During his time with the teens, he pulled a Larry Clark prior to Larry Clark himself, immersing himself in their world and capturing it all on camera.

This is real-life Rebel Without a Cause shit, so watching these kids "loiter cinematically" will make you roll up your sleeves, grease your hair, and throw on your black shades. In between posing, they find time to knuckle up and party with girls. Women loving goons is nothing new.

[via Flavorwire]

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Tags: new-york, brooklyn, 1950s, teen-gangs, greasers, bruce-davidson, the-jokers
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