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[Eberhard Faber Pencil Company Building] A photographic copy of a black-and-white illustration of the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company building. |
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[First House in Prohibition Park] A group photo outside the first house in Prohibition Park, on Staten Island. |
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[Line outside of a liquor store] A liquor store with a long line of people outside. The foreground prominently features the front half of a blue car. |
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[Bushwick street scene] Bushwick street scene showing cars (parked and driving), storefronts, specifically Al's Bargain and the Knickerbocker Professional Arts Building, and groups of pedestrians. Stores appear to be... |
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[Children playing in fire hydrant spray] A group of children playing in the spray from a fire hydrant. In the background is a row of townhouses and the top story of several adjacent buildings has been destroyed, most likely burned. We... |
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[Destroyed building next to Ruth & Sam Book Shop] Ruth & Sam Book Shop, showing the adjacent building completely destroyed--it is a pile of debris. The metal shutters of Ruth & Sam Book Shop are drawn and grafitti has been written on them... |
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[Boarding up the door of "Social Club Los Compadres"] A group of four men is boarding up the door to "Social Club Los Compadres". The windows of the adjacent building have been boarded-up as well. We also see the front half of a car. |
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[Fighting a fire from the rooftop of a townhouse] A fire company attempting to put out a fire. The photo shows a ladder reaching up to the roof of a townhouse from a firetruck across the street as smoke billows overhead. A fireman is on top of... |
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[Bushwick street scene underneath the elevated train] Bushwick street scene underneath the elevated train. The storefronts--a clothing store,a furniture store, and one with no sign--have all been destroyed and each has its metal shutters drawn. There... |
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[Bushwick street scene with heavily damaged townhouses in view] View of a Bushwick street with heavily damaged townhouses in view. The top story of two of the houses has been completely destroyed, while the foundation of the top story of a third townhouse is... |
