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Young Children in Littered Backyard

Date: 1924
Description: Three young children standing in a backyard in very poor condition, including the lack of a lawn, exposed trash piles, and other litter.
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Man Searching Trash For Recyclables

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Description: Barry, an avid recycler, searching through trash container.
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Man, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: "Forty-two year old man indicates condition of these buildings."

Beekman Quarters housed 81 people in 23 buildings. None of the houses in the neighborhoo...

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B. Shelly, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: "B. Shelly indicates hydrants which is sole supply of water to two households, nine persons ages 84, 76, 63, 41, 26, 12, 11, 5, 3. Boards are necessary to ...
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Men in Street, South Wall Street

Date: 1966
Description: Four men gathered outdoors. Two sit on stoops of houses while two stand in the dirt pathway. More homes are visible in the background. There is a garbage o...
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Man on Porch, Golds Alley

Date: 1966
Description: In the foreground, a man with a cane on a porch looks down towards the camera. In the background, a man walks down the alley. "The alley is long, dark and ...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: The Salvation Army is one of 29 United Givers agencies. It provides emergency shelter and also a nursery school at its headquarters on W. Wilson Street for...
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Feeding the Hungry Poor in Berlin

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Description: Open air dining for civilians without money in the Friedenau-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin along the the Kaiserplatz.

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