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Grain Elevator

Date: 1984
Description: Grain Elevator in DeKalb County.
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War Tax Resistance

Date: 1969
Description: A demonstration of the war tax resistance taking place in Mid-Manhattan.
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"Revolution," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a graffiti painted wall that reads, "Pill" and "Only Revolution Ends War!" framed by hammer and sickles.
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"On Strike," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a metal doorway in the East Village with multiple handmade posters and graffiti proclaiming a strike.
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To the Hospital Emergency Room

Date: 03 02 2015
Description: View from inside a car towards the emergency entrance to a hospital.
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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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Elephants on Country Road

Date: 1920
Description: Three elephants on the side of the road near Holloway Farm. Two of the elephants are chained together. They may have been circus animals going from one tow...
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Observation, Battery Park

Date: 1968
Description: A boy looking through a pay binocular stand in Battery Park. Graffiti makes the device seem to smile and young trees grow in the background.
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"More," East 4th Street

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of an advertisement posted on East 4th Street which depicts three people lying in bed smoking marijuana. The copy below reads, "more--when everyt...
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Bust of Abraham Lincoln

Date: 02 2014
Description: Cast metal bust of Abraham Lincoln sitting on a desk.
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Second Avenue, East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Building facades on Second Avenue in the East Village. Fire escapes and various signs attach to the buildings and hang into the street. A small group of ...
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Ratner's Dairy Restaurant, Second Avenue

Date: 1968
Description: The front window of Ratner's Dairy Restaurant on Second Avenue showing displayed pastries inside and the reflection of buildings and pedestrians on the str...
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"When Love is Liberty," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a wall with graffiti showing a hand-made poster that reads, "O Happy State when souls each other draw, When Love is Liberty and Nature Law." B...
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Mobilization for Youth Center, East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a weathered stone facade with a framed sign that reads, "Mobilization for Youth, Youth Work Center, Centro de Trabajo Para Jovenes (16 a 21 ano...
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"Ho Lives," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Two women having a conversation standing on a sidewalk next to a brick building and near a decorative metal fence. Graffiti on the brick wall reads, "Ho l...
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Rollercoaster, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A woman standing in front of closed stalls on Coney Island. The framework for the Devil's Pit roller coaster rises in the background behind dilapidated si...
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Waterfront, West Street

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of the front of a Mack truck, centering on the grille and featuring the Mack bulldog hood ornament. The truck is on West Street parked next to a b...
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Bread and Puppet Theater, General Motors Headquarters

Date: 1968
Description: Bread and Puppet Theater members protesting at General Motors Headquarters. A crowd of people wearing gas masks and hooded cloaks reminiscent of the grim r...
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Stand Rock at Wisconsin Dells

Date: 08 24 2014
Description: View from walkway of Stand Rock rising out of the bushes and trees surrounding the geological formation. A net is strung low between Stand Rock and the nea...

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