Annual Report 1936

Hammond, Thomas W

Title:	Annual Report 1936
Authors:	Hammond, Thomas W
Keywords:	Commissioner (full);Reports;Popular Representation;Trash and Transformation;Cart;History;Carry Can;Vehicle, Mechanical Brom;Vehicle, Collection Truck;Vehicle, Plow;Incineration;Sewage Treatment
Issue Date:	17-Oct-2007
Publisher:	City of New York Office of the Commissioner of Sanitation
Abstract:	A scan of photocopy of a photograph of the cover of the 1936 Annual Report of the New York City Department of Sanitation
Description:	Source: Robin Nagle. The original image is a negative of this report cover that was taken with black and white film. The photocopy is 8.5" x 11," but the original appears to be approximately 7" x 10". The cover of annual report shows images of the evolution of various types of technology - both in terms of physical spaces where garbage is processed and in terms of actual machinery and vehicles used by the Department of Sanitation to collect and transport garbage. Below the title are three images, presumably of the newest models of vehicles, and directly below is the phrase "D.S. Progress." The images appear to be arranged hierarchically, with the oldest technologies on the bottom of the page and the newest at the top. Images shown and captioned (from top left to bottom right): Joy Loader Crosswalk Plow SnoGo Wards Island Sewage Treatment Works Coney Island Sewage Treatment Works New Truck Elgin Sweeper New Flusher Old Type Refuse Cart The Gay Nineties Old Type Sprinkler The images used are a combination of drawings and photographs, and the font used appears to be an art-nouveau style.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2451/23756
Rights:	New York City Department of Sanitation
Appears in Collections:	NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project

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