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The "white wings" of New York at work and on parade

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Image ID

809491


Item data

Title

The "white wings" of New York at work and on parade

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
New York City -- Sanitation Department

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1900

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-San

Subjects

Bicycles & tricycles -- New York (State) -- New York
Street cleaning -- New York (State) -- New York
Parades & processions -- New York (State) -- New York
Brooms & brushes
New York (N.Y.). Department of Sanitation
refuse disposal -- New York (State) -- New York
Street cleaners -- New York (State) -- New York
Sanitation -- New York (State) -- New York

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Content: Written on border: "Apr. 1900" Printed on border: "A group of 'White Wings' at the starting point of the annual parade ; A section foreman with his sweepers ready to march ; A sweeper at work with broom, shovel, brush, watering can, and bag carrier."
Source Note: Munsey's magazine. (New York : [s.n.] 1891-).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photographic print : b ; 21 x 14 cm. (8 x 5 1/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17539855
Barcode: 33333159174313
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 64210990-c55b-012f-1280-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1900

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The "white wings" of New York at work and on parade" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/64210990-c55b-012f-1280-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1900). The "white wings" of New York at work and on parade Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/64210990-c55b-012f-1280-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The "white wings" of New York at work and on parade" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/64210990-c55b-012f-1280-58d385a7bc34

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