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Onlookers Observe Construction of World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Rear view of onlookers observing the construction of the World Trade Center towers.
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Crane at World Trade Center Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Warshaw Construction Corporation crane, during construction of the World Trade Center towers.
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Starting the Day at the World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Workers entering the construction area for the World Trade Center at the start of the work day.
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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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Coney Island Beach

Date: 1969
Description: Man walking on Coney Island Beach.
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Cemetery Near the World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Cemetery with a view across the street of the World Trade Center construction site.
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Worker Behind Fence

Date: 1969
Description: Man with hard hat walking behind a fence, possibly an architect, at the construction site of The World Trade Center.
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Three Men Behind Fence

Date: 1969
Description: Three men in hard hats, possibly architects, walking behind a fence at the World Trade Center construction site.
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Construction Truck

Date: 1969
Description: A man is driving a construction truck in the shadow cast by what appears to be an elevated highway. A sign for the "Brooklyn Battery Tunnel" is on one of t...
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Botanical Gardens

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Description: A view of Hemlock Drive, bordered by a fence on both sides, entering the botanical gardens.
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Cemetery

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Description: Elevated view of a Gothic revival style Trinity church Wall Street and adjacent cemetery. Modern skyscrapers are in the background.
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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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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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Card Players, North of the George Washington Bridge

Date: 1968
Description: Small groups of men in suits sit around tables in folding chairs playing cards in a sunny parking lot. A bridge stretches into the distance above the card...
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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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Woman with Pigeons, FDR Drive

Date: 1968
Description: A woman sits surrounded by pigeons on a park bench in front of a stone building on FDR Drive.
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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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"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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Man Walking in the Sand, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A man walking with a cane in the sand dunes on Coney Island. A dilapidated fence cuts across the foreground of the beach and a rock jetty juts into the ba...
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Outdoor Iceskating Rink

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Description: View of an outdoor ice skating rink featuring a rink next to a building with a small shelter off to the the right. People skate and look on near trees and...

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