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Title: 

Garbage collection circa 1910

Authors: New York Department of Sanitation
Keywords: On the job, work;collection;History;cart;horse;George Waring
Issue Date: 12-Oct-2007
Abstract: Black and white picture showing two workers of the Department of Street Cleaning. One is uniformed and the other is not. There is a one-horse cart in the background.
Description: The street in which the cleaning is taking place shows other people. An adult man holding what seem to be papers, and three young children of approximately 1, 3, and 5 years old. The verso of the picture has a sticker of the Sanitation Department that reads, "New York City Department of Sanitation. Bureau of Public Affairs. 125 Worth Street. New York, N.Y. 10013. (212) 788 3917 [the Caduceus on the left]. There is also a stamp with the number 535, and a handwritten inscription that reads: cr. 1910
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2451/23620
Appears in Collections:NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project

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