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The Harlem River

Date: 1969
Description: The Harlem River, East 206th Street.
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Self-Portrait from Lucinda Bridge

Date: 1992
Description: Self-Portrait of shadow from Lucinda Bridge above the Kishwaukee River.
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The Island's Edge

Date: 1969
Description: The Island's Edge, Williamsburg Bridge, East River.
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Staten Island Ferry

Date: 1969
Description: Staten Island Ferry, Lower Manhattan.
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Kishwaukee River

Date: 1999
Description: The Kishwaukee River in winter and its snow-covered banks.
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Car, Harlem River

Date: 1968
Description: A derelict car overhangs a rocky and snow-bound bank of the Harlem River. Possibly a Ford Galaxie 500 circa 1963 [?]
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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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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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Kishwaukee River North of Town

Date: 1993
Description: Elevated view of a river. The trees are covered in snow, and line both shores of the river. The river is flowing free of ice.
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Branch of the Kishwaukee River

Date: 1993
Description: A small river winding through a farm field, with snow covering the banks and field. Trees and a house are on the horizon.
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Shadow in the Sugar River

Date: 09 18 2014
Description: View from a bridge looking down at the shadow of the photographer on the surface of the Sugar River.
Postcard

Detroit Skyline Postcard

Date: 1930
Description: The front and back of a postcard featuring a drawing of the Detroit skyline as seen from Windsor, Ontario that was sent by Alice and Floyd Quinney during t...
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Conversation Beside the Hudson River

Date: 1968
Description: Two men sit in conversation on a low wall beside a watery expanse of the Hudson River. They are are hunched against the cold and pier pilings form the the...
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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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Couple on the Pier, East River

Date: 1968
Description: A fashionably dressed young couple stand in an embrace on a pier on the East River. The river and a waterfront warehouse are visible behind them.
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Tugboat Captain, East River

Date: 1968
Description: A tugboat captain leans on a handrail and squints into the sun on a tug in the East River. Part of the wheelhouse is visible behind him.
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Sunday Reader on the Pier

Date: 1968
Description: A man in a sweater vest, wool pants and eyeglasses sits in the sun on the pier reading. Gently rippling water fill most of the photograph while the foregr...
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Conversation, Riverside Park

Date: 1968
Description: Two women sitting on a bench in Riverside Park having a conversation. The picture is taken from behind with the shoreline far below the women in the backg...
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Fisherman, West Channel of the East River

Date: 1968
Description: A fisherman baits his hook at a park bench missing its seat. A metal fence divides the paved shore from the west channel of the East River in the backgrou...
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Workmen on the East River

Date: 1968
Description: Two workmen in overalls and hardhats stand on a wooden walkway in the East River. The slick water-level walkway leads into a group of pilings and the back...

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