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[The Williamsburg Housing Development.]

[The Williamsburg Housing Development.]

[Aerial View of Hard Luck Town, a shantytown.]

[Aerial View of Hard Luck Town, a shantytown.]

[Hard Luck Town- East 9th Street and the East River.]

[Hard Luck Town- East 9th Street and the East River.]

[President Roosevelt's town house.]

[President Roosevelt's town house.]

[Bill Smith, the "mayor" of Hard Luck Town.]

[Bill Smith, the "mayor" of Hard Luck Town.]

[Pretzel stand in the Jewish section of the East Side.]

[Pretzel stand in the Jewish section of the East Side.]

[Spectators at sidewalk art show.]

[Spectators at sidewalk art show.]

[Outdoor art exhibit in Washington Square.]

[Outdoor art exhibit in Washington Square.]

[Bronx County Court House.]

[Bronx County Court House.]

[George Washington Bridge.]

[George Washington Bridge.]

[The Cornell Medical Center.]

[The Cornell Medical Center.]

[New Hunter College.]

[New Hunter College.]

[Merrymakers in New Year Saturnalia.]

[Merrymakers in New Year Saturnalia.]

[Easter Sunday.]

[Easter Sunday.]

[Temple Emanu-El.]

[Temple Emanu-El.]

[Pulitzer or World Building.]

[Pulitzer or World Building.]

[Exterior view of the Museum of Art building.]

[Exterior view of the Museum of Art building.]

[Digging in on biggest job.]

[Digging in on biggest job.]

[Broadway and 42nd Street, Times Square.]

[Broadway and 42nd Street, Times Square.]

Jazz clubs on 52nd Street.]

Jazz clubs on 52nd Street.]

[East side housing development.]

Accession number X2010.11.9991 
Unique identifier MNY224262 
Dated February 4, 1947 
Inscription / technical details Photographer's stamp on verso; typed on paper, glued to verso: WIDE WORLD PHOTOS / PLEASE CREDIT / A-69059 (PART OF SERIES) / BIG TOWN SPAWNS ANOTHER "TOWN" / NEW YORK-- LOOKING NORTH ALONG AVENUE / C 
File dimensions 18.6 in × 14.8 in at 300dpi
47.2 cm × 37.6 cm at 300dpi 

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