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Office at Osborne Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Male and female office workers inside International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was located at 5 Pulaski Street, and was owned and op...
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Andrew Carnegie

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Andrew Carnegie.
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War Production at Auburn Works

Date: 1944
Description: Factory worker wearing a protective mask working on an engine cowling for a Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando cargo plane at International Harvester's Auburn Wo...
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Dining at a Restaurant

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Description: Several women and a man are sitting at tables while dining at a restaurant. Potted plants are in the background.
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Man with Tray of Airline Food

Date: 1970
Description: A man wearing a white chef cap and a suit and tie, is either placing trays of food on a cart, or taking them off for a Pan American World Airways Boeing 74...
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Arthur J. Altmeyer with Sir William Beveridge

Date: 06 05 1943
Description: From left to right: Sir William Beveridge, author of the British "Cradle to the Grave" social security plan, and Arthur J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social...
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William B. Noyes

Date: 1852
Description: Ninth plate daguerreotype of William B. Noyes at the age of 16. Noyes is wearing a suit and top hat. Noyes was born in New York City on January 11, 1836. H...
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S.M. Babcock

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of group of nine men, identified on the reverse as associates of the Geneva, New York Experiment Station. St...
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Lynn Fontanne, Noel Coward, and Alfred Lunt

Date: 04 19 1970
Description: Lynn Fontanne, Sir Noel Coward, and Alfred Lunt seated at a table in the Pyrenees Restaurant after the Tony Awards presentations at which Lunt and Fontanne...
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Bruce Barton

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Description: Bruce Barton, board chairman of Batton, Barton, Durstine & Osborn (advertising firm) in his office. Behind him is a large illustration of a street scene. T...
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Album Page

Date: 1917
Description: An album page, decorated with hand-painted sweet pea flowers, includes six mounted photographic prints. Enoch B. Fargo (1821-1892), is at top left, and his...
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Edward John Brumder

Date: 1929
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edward Brumder. He is wearing a three piece suit and tie.
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"The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" Cast and Crew

Date: 12 1957
Description: Three men and two women pose together on a stage. Caption reads: "l to r: William Inge, Teresa Wright, Pat Hingle, Eileen Heckart, Elia Kazan. Photographed...
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Arkady Joseph Sack

Date: 11 12 1917
Description: Waist-up portrait of A. J. Sack, who was director of the Russian Information Bureau and author of The Birth of the Russian Democracy, America's P...
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Governor John Gilligan at Event

Date: 03 1971
Description: Group portrait of one woman and four men posing together. Caption reads: "NY RDD 3/1971. L to R: Marian Wright Edelman [civil rights activist and Yale boar...
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William Gillette

Date: 1916
Description: Actor's headshot of stage and early film actor William Gillette, best remembered for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. Signature bottom right.
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Alan Ameche

Date: 1954
Description: A man poses with a trophy. Caption reads: "NXP71-12/9-NEW YORK: Wisconsin fullback Alan Ameche assumes the same pose as the 20th annual Heisman Memorial Tr...
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Advertising Club of New York Golden Anniversary

Date: 1956
Description: Several men are seated at tables while one man stands at a podium. Behind him a banner declares the Golden Anniversary (1906-1956) of the Advertising Club ...
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New York City CIO Council Unemployment Conference

Date: 03 06 1954
Description: Textile Workers Union (TWU) Director of Research Solomon Barkin stands at a microphone. Next to him, six men are seated at a table with a handmade banner t...
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Community Services Session

Date: 06 1957
Description: Five men and two women are at a table in front of an audience. One man is standing and gesturing. Caption reads: "DAY LONG SESSION on community services in...

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