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Portrait of a Man, West Fifties

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a man in a suit leaning on a metal-work railing in the neighborhood of the West Fiftieth Streets.
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Fishing Boats, Hudson River

Date: 1968
Description: Docked fishing boats of various sizes on the Hudson River. In the foreground, a man sits reading a newspaper on The North Star.
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Cement Works, Harlem River

Date: 1968
Description: An excavation bucket hanging by cables from a crane at the Harlem River cement works. A cloudy sky forms the background and dirt falls from the bucket.
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A Boy, East 102nd Street

Date: 1968
Description: A boy in a short coat stands in front of a brick wall in a debris-strewn alley at East 102nd Street.
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Poster in East Village Window

Date: 1968
Description: A defunct storefront with a man sitting inside and posters taped in the window. One poster depicts a woman posing in a wet shirt and the other advertises ...
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Boys Playing in Abandoned Building, East Village

Date: 1968
Description: View from below of two boys standing in a doorway opening of an abandoned brick building in the East Village.
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Woman With Parcel, Lower Eastside

Date: 1968
Description: A woman with a scarf on her head and holding a parcel engaged in a conversation. Only the hand of the other speaker is visible in the photograph.
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Tugboat, East River

Date: 1968
Description: A tugboat passes under the Brooklyn Bridge. Seagulls circle over the water and the developed shoreline is visible in the distance.
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Men Under the Brooklyn Bridge

Date: 1968
Description: Two men on a derelict car under the Brooklyn Bridge. They appear to be salvaging parts. Other wrecked vehicles crowd the area.
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Side of Tugboat, East River

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of the hull of a tugboat in the East River showing rigging, bumper-tires and part of the boats name, "-EN F. McAL-."
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Children Posing, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A group of five girls holding school books pose for a portrait in front of a building on Coney Island.
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Homecoming, Quinney, Wisconsin

Date: 07 01 1917
Description: View of a large group of people gathered for a Homecoming celebration. A young woman in the foreground is identified as Daisy Helen Hicken.
Historical Essay

Interweaving the Autobiographical, the Philosophical and the Visual - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs by Richard Quinney
Discover the photographs of Richard Quinney from his book "Things Once Seen," containing more than 40 years of photos documenting his life.
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Dunham School Class

Date: 1946
Description: Students and teacher in the classroom at Dunham School. The room is filled with desks, chairs, books, a blackboard and a globe. Three large window can be s...
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Retired Farmers

Date: 10 2013
Description: Two retired farmers, Richard Quinney, photographer, on the right wearing a baseball cap with the phrase "Life is good" stitched on it, and his cousin, wear...
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Willow at the Lagoon

Date: 1993
Description: The leaves and branches of a willow tree lightly hanging over the surface of a lagoon.
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Burl on a Cottonwood Tree

Date: 10 19 2014
Description: View of a large burl on a cottonwood tree. Green and yellow leaves frame the trunk.
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Ice Age Trail at Shoveler's Sink

Date: 03 24 2015
Description: View across snowy field towards a pond.
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Path at the Edge of Lake Wingra

Date: 05 11 2015
Description: A dirt path winding down a hill through trees in a woods.
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Fourth of July Celebration in the Backyard

Date: 07 04 2015
Description: Close-up view of red, and red and yellow coneflowers.

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