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Manhattan Bridge

Date: 1969
Description: Manhattan Bridge, East River.
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Photographers Shadow near Street Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A shadow of the photographer, Richard Quinney, is visible on the street near the construction site. On the curb are cement blocks and sawhorses.
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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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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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Playground, Jacob Riis Houses

Date: 1968
Description: View from below of two boys on a jungle gym. Some of the brick buildings of the Jacob Riis Houses rise in the background.
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Manhattan Bridge

Date: 1968
Description: A piling of the Manhattan bridge from the foot of the bridge with a section of city skyline visible in the background and sunlight glinting of the East Riv...
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Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry

Date: 1968
Description: View of Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry, with a couple standing in the foreground. The woman is wearing a leopard print coat, and seagulls wheel in ...
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Men Watching the Construction of the World Trade Center

Date: 1968
Description: Two men in suits watch four large cranes working to construct the World Trade Center. The cranes sit atop an extensive metal-beam structure and the men ar...
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Poster, East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a poster attached to a dark wooden surface in the East Village with a layer of trash collected on the ground below. The poster features a blac...
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Pawnshop, East Village

Date: 1968
Description: The front of a pawnshop in the East Village showing windows full of merchandise such as guitars and watches above large signs which proclaim, "Loans." A c...
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Bernie's Beach on Monona Bay

Date: 08 20 2014
Description: View of Monona Bay. Grass and trees are growing along the shoreline. Downtown Madison, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, is on the opposite shoreline.
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Ecology Day at General Motors Headquarters

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of two protesters on Ecology day at General Motors. The protesters are holding a banner and wearing gas masks. A large office building and a pro...
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Red Motorcycle

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of a red motorcycle.
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Construction Trailer

Date: 1969
Description: Construction trailer and surrounding construction debris.
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Man Smoking a Cigarette

Date: 1969
Description: Man smoking a cigarette on the street.
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Parking Lot

Date: 1969
Description: Automobiles parked near the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Manhole Cover

Date: 1969
Description: View of a manhole cover on a cobblestone street.
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Red and Green Stoplight

Date: 1969
Description: Red and green stoplight amid debris on the ground.
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Coil of Electrical Wire

Date: 1969
Description: A large coil of black electrical wire.

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