Sorting refuse at incinerating plant, New York City
Description
The subject is a group of about thirty men and boys who are sorting combustible refuse, mostly paper, and stuffing it into large sacks. In the background a man in a hat with an emblem on it can be seen unloading trash from a large wagon. Location may be the New York City Sanitation Department's East 17th Street facility, or possibly the incinerator at West 47th Street on the Hudson River.
Runtime
2 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Date of Publication
1903
Database
Alexander Street
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