New York Historic photos, documents, and people

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Newsie selling before school, 7 A.M. Quito Scentola, 13 years old, 20 Pennsylvania Avenue, been selling papers four years. Location: Rochester, New York (State)

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Newsie selling before school, 7 A.M. Quito Scentola, 13 years old, 20 Pennsylvania Avenue, been selling papers four years. Location: Rochester, New York (State)

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New York, New York. Mailroom of the New York Times newspaper. After arriving on a conveyor from the press room, papers are wrapped in bundles according to orders

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New York, New York. Pressroom of the New York Times newspaper. Pressman reading first edition as it comes off presses on conveyor, to detect defective press work

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Mary, 13 years old. Short-sighted girl with glasses working after school on flowers ? with Mrs. Mary - her aunt. 4:30 P.M. Location: New York, New York (State)

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New York, New York. Marine and shipbuilding workers convention. Flynn, a leader of the New Jersey local, addressing the union convention at the Hotel New Yorker

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A common occurrence, licking the paper when making cigarette cases. (For complete details see Miss E.C. Watson's report.) Location: New York, New York (State)

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New York, New York. Italian-American boys at the Sullivan Street depot separating scrap which they have collected. Each kind of scrap goes into a separate pile

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New York, New York. Italian-American cafe espresso shop on MacDougal Street where coffee and soft drinks are sold. The coffee machine cost one thousand dollars