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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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Danger Sign

Date: 1969
Description: A "Danger Keep Off" sign is visible with an additional sticker that reads, "Stop Fires Before They Start."
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Alcohol Notification at Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: A notification is on a window that reads, "Beer or other alcoholic beverages will not be permitted to pass through this gate." Beyond the gate, the World T...
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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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View of Construction Site through Window

Date: 1969
Description: View of the construction process of the World Trade Center through a window with venetian blinds.
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Man Operating Crane

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker inside a cab operating a crane.
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Crane at World Trade Center Tower Site

Date: 1969
Description: View of the top of a crane at the World Trade Center construction site. In the background is a skyscraper.
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"Boycott Gimbels" Sign

Date: 1969
Description: Sign on street is protesting the Gimbels department store. Underneath the large text, it reads, "Gimbels, in building over the already inadequate 86 IRT Le...
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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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Photographers Shadow near Street Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A shadow of the photographer, Richard Quinney, is visible on the street near the construction site. On the curb are cement blocks and sawhorses.
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Close-Up of a Backhoe

Date: 1969
Description: View from below of the bucket of a backhoe. In the background, the top of a building is visible.
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Construction Site Foundation

Date: 1969
Description: View of the cement and steel framework in the foundation of one of the buildings in the World Trade Center. Two men are working on a platform on the wall o...
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Debris and Construction Crane

Date: 1969
Description: View of rock debris in a construction site. A construction crane, dump truck and a construction worker are in the background.
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Pedestrians on Sidewalk

Date: 1969
Description: Numerous pedestrians walk on the sidewalk of a busy street.
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Shadows in Archways

Date: 1969
Description: View of construction site through arches casting shadows.
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Progress of Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Cranes are on the top of the steel support structures on both of the towers of The World Trade Center.
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Coil of Electrical Wire

Date: 1969
Description: A large coil of black electrical wire.
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Construction Worker on a Lunch Break

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker sits on a wooden beam near a fence and eats his lunch. Behind him is the construction site with debris.
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Church with Bell Tower

Date: 1969
Description: A church with a bell tower is in the foreground. The framework of one of the towers of the World Trade Center is in the background.

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