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World Trade Center Billboard

Date: 1969
Description: Con Edison billboard for the World Trade Center. The sign reads "To meet the needs of the spectacular twin-towered World Trade Center we're strengthening y...
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Coney Island

Date: 1969
Description: The Thunderbolt Roller Coaster at Coney Island.
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Ralph's Newsstand

Date: 1994
Description: Ralph's Newsstand on South Seventh Street.
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Sullivan's Tavern

Date: 1994
Description: View from the inside window of Sullivan's Tavern.
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Graffiti on Advertisement

Date: 1969
Description: Graffiti on an advertisement for the Plaza Theatre which reads, "They Must Die."
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Side of Truck with Advertisement

Date: 1969
Description: Side of a truck with the word "Navajo" printed on the side.
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Window Display of Ties

Date: 1969
Description: Exterior view of a shop's window display of various ties. A sign reads, "Free pocket handkerchief with every purchase."
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"Why Monkey Around" Billboard

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of an advertisement that reads, "Why Monkey Around with breakdowns, repairs, insurance, etc." There is a cartoon monkey pointing to the dialogue a...
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Business Sign Moving Notification

Date: 1969
Description: A sign reads that a business has "Moved to 132 Greenwich St. (one block south)." Along with the written description, there is a small map to show where the...
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Road Closed Sign

Date: 1969
Description: View of a "Road Closed" sign with a sticker on it that reads, "Procaccino / Beame * Smith."
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Moving Notification for Baehm Paper Co.

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of a handmade sign reading: "Baehm Paper Co. moved to 53 Murray St. Four blocks north, 212 CO-7 1893." Someone has added a graffiti swastika on th...
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War Taxes Protest

Date: 1968
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered in front of the Internal Revenue Service Manhattan District Office to protest war taxes. The protesters carry large...
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Swords into Plowshares, United Nations

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares," a sculpture by Yevgeniy Vuchetich donated to the United Nations by the Soviet Union. The sculpture shows...
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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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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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Waiting in Line

Date: 09 2013
Description: The bronze and plaster sculpture by George Segal depiciting five men waiting in a bread line at a door. The sculpture is on the rooftop garden of the Madis...
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Froth House

Date: 10 2013
Description: The interior of the Froth House, a coffee shop located in the Regent Street Neighborhood. A rocking chair is sitting in a corner, with a piano on the left....
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Shoppers and Strollers

Date: 06 2014
Description: Crowd of men and women walking on the sidewalk along a row of booths selling farm produce.

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