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Esther Crain

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The Upper East Side tailor who took poetic street scene photos over six decades from his shop window

John Albok saw much loss early in his life. Born in Hungary in 1894, he was drafted into war, then returned home to learn that two of his sisters died of starvation and his father had committed suicide.

He may have been able to get through these tragedies by focusing on his passion: photography.

As a 12-year-old, he acquired his first camera, a Kodak Brownie. He took photos during his army years

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