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Sullivan's Tavern

Date: 1994
Description: View from the inside window of Sullivan's Tavern.
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Destruction of Old Post Office Building

Date: 1995
Description: Destruction of the old post office building.
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Portrait of Floyd and Marjorie Quinney

Date: 1923
Description: Studio portrait of Marjorie and Floyd Quinney.
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Quinney Family

Date: 1900
Description: Posed studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Quinney family, including Bridget (O'Keefe) Quinney, her sons Thomas (Tom) and William (Bill), ...
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Barber, West Village

Date: 1968
Description: View of a barber in the West Village taking a nap on the fully reclined shop chair, seen through the shop's front window from the street.
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Tar Wagon, West 181st Street

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of tools on the back of a tar wagon on West 181st Street. Tar soaked brooms glisten in the sun and a pot of tar loosely covered with a hub cap si...
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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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Seaside Amusements

Date: 1924
Description: View of developed beachfront, including roller-coaster, hotels, pier and seagulls.
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Manhole Cover

Date: 1969
Description: View of a manhole cover on a cobblestone street.
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Coil of Electrical Wire

Date: 1969
Description: A large coil of black electrical wire.
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A Farm in Ruins at the Edge of Town

Date: 1993
Description: View across field towards an old barn and silo standing above a grove of trees and bushes. In the foreground is an old agricultural implement in the overgr...
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Red Hydrant

Date: 1969
Description: View of a red hydrant on a sidewalk next to a wall.
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Manhole Cover with Steam

Date: 1969
Description: A manhole cover in the street with steam coming through its openings.
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Condiments on a Table

Date: 1969
Description: Various condiments sit atop a table near a decorative railing at what appears to be a restaurant.
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Malta Grain Elevator

Date: 1993
Description: A large grain elevator rising above the one-story buildings that surround it on a gravel road. A car and truck are sitting in the parking lot to Carr Eleva...
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Schmidt's Beer Sign

Date: 1969
Description: Exterior view of neon Schmidt's Beer sign in a diner window, along with an arrangement of flowers.
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Broken Electrical Box

Date: 1969
Description: View of a broken electrical box hanging from the side of a building with peeling paint.
Drawing

Mailbox at the Farm

Date: 1945
Description: Black and white sketch of a mailbox on a post in a milk can, with its flag up, next to a country road. Across the road is a tree and fence, with a field an...
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Nick's Restaurant near World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers and a businessman walk by Nick's Restaurant. The photograph was taken near the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Worker Crouched at Manhole

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker wearing a red hard hat crouches next to an open manhole in the street.

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