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Basement Sink

Date: 2003
Description: Basement sink in the Quinney farmhouse.
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Still Life

Date: 1996
Description: Still life of the decor on the mantel at the Quinney house on Rolfe Road.
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Lamp and Clock in the Living Room

Date: 2004
Description: The lamp and clock in the living room of the Quinney farmhouse.
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Sullivan's Tavern

Date: 1994
Description: View from the inside window of Sullivan's Tavern.
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Tompkins Square Park

Date: 1968
Description: Flock of birds in snow-covered Tompkins Square Park located in East Village.
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New Year Sundial

Date: 01 2014
Description: A sundial covered in snow.
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Photographing at the Dickeyville Grotto

Date: 08 01 2015
Description: Self-portrait with a gazing ball at the Dickeyville Grotto. Richard Quinney is standing with his camera obscuring the view of his face. Shrines made of sto...
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Journey of the Magi

Date: 12 2013
Description: James Tissot's "Journey of the Magi" projected on a computer screen.
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Radio and Cat

Date: 1940
Description: Cat standing on top of a well-used radio.
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Washington Square Park

Date: 1968
Description: A small crowd gathered around a slightly elevated speaker in Washington Square Park. A videographer recording the event is in the foreground, and park tree...
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A Girl at United Nations Plaza

Date: 1968
Description: A girl stands on at the top of some stairs in United Nations Plaza and looks down onto the paved and fenced park. The decorative metal fencing makes geome...
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Farrell's Cafe, Washington Heights

Date: 1968
Description: The front window of Farrell's Cafe in Washington Heights from the street. Beer advertisements for Guinness, Rheingold and Balantine hang in the window belo...
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Boy at Festival

Date: 1968
Description: A boy sitting on a bike on the other side of a street barrier. A pallet and a head board block off the street while a sign announces, "Street Closed--Fest...
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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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W.V.B. Holloway

Date: 1946
Description: W.V.B. Holloway, Richard Quinney's maternal grandfather, sitting at a a table looking at a large book of maps. A phone is mounted to the wall next to him ...
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Sun Studio in Memphis

Date: 12 22 2014
Description: A red and blue neon sign in a window with Venetian blinds reads: "Memphis Recording Service." Behind the window is a cardboard cutout of three men leaning ...
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From a Photograph Album

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Description: Portrait of a man wearing a suit, tie and boater hat standing in the middle of a cobbled road intersection looking down at a small folding camera he is hol...
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John Muir's Tracks

Date: 04 2014
Description: View of the display case of John Muir's mechanical clock desk, which is on the ground floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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View from the Bathtub

Date: 10 20 2014
Description: Interior view of a bathroom. Light bulbs illuminate the top of a long mirror above the sink. On the counter is a portable radio. The walls are covered in w...
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Red Motorcycle

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

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