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Street Sweeper, Times Square (2 of 2)

Keywords: Manhattan;Sanitation worker;Uniform;Sweeping - hand;Hand broom;Cleaning;On the Job, work;History
Issue Date: 16-Oct-2007
Abstract: Uniformed sanitation worker wearing dark pants, white shirt with DSNY pocket patch, belt and shoulder straps, and dark police-style cap, sweeping in street at Times Square. Photo taken at night; signs are lit.
Description: Black and white glossy 8" x 10" photo, white borders. Verso: black ink stamp, "Photo file no.____/City of New York/Department of Sanitation/Official Photo/For Official Use Only." Provenance: Removed from site by Robin Nagle, 9/07. One of three photos found in kraft envelope: similar posed-looking shots of same sanitation worker sweeping in Times Square. Faded blue ink fountain pen at top of kraft envelope: "Times Square Pics." and "June 1/20223" (underlined). Envelope also contains business letter-sized kraft envelope with "D.S. Form 259/The City of New York/Department of Sanitation" printed in return address corner and "20223" handwritten in top right. 12 negatives inside this envelope, 2 in strips of 4 and 2 in strips of 2. Good condition.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2451/23724
Appears in Collections:NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project

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