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Leading a scow with refuse ; Sorting the rags and other articles of value under the old-fashioned dumping-board

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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New York City -- Sanitation Department

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Leading a scow with refuse ; Sorting the rags and other articles of value under the old-fashioned dumping-board

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Title
Leading a scow with refuse ; Sorting the rags and other articles of value under the old-fashioned dumping-board
Names
Carter, F. A. (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- Sanitation Department

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Topics
Carts & wagons -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.). Department of Sanitation
refuse disposal -- New York (State) -- New York
Sanitation -- New York (State) -- New York
Sanitation workers -- New York (State) -- New York
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Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "The cartmen are emptying bags of street sweepings and dumping loads of ashes from an old-fashioned dumping-board. The 'scow-trimmers' are spreading the load and cutting out rags and other articles of value. These are thrown into the tube and come out at the side of the boat." Written on border: "Aug. 1897" Includes additional text.
Source note: McClure's magazine. (New York London : [s.n.] 1893-).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 22 x 14 cm. (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17539855
Barcode: 33333159174339
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6029f760-c55b-012f-eaeb-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1897: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "Leading a scow with refuse ; Sorting the rags and other articles of value under the old-fashioned dumping-board" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-283a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "Leading a scow with refuse ; Sorting the rags and other articles of value under the old-fashioned dumping-board" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-283a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1897). Leading a scow with refuse ; Sorting the rags and other articles of value under the old-fashioned dumping-board Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-283a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Leading a scow with refuse ; Sorting the rags and other articles of value under the old-fashioned dumping-board