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Right after I took the photo above... the street blew up... the water main pipes broke... the gas main caught fire... followed by an explosion... five hundred tenement dwellers in the block were driven from their homes.

Date July 6, 1944
Location New York United States
Dimensions Image: 6 5/16 x 8 1/8 in. (16 x 20.6 cm)
Paper: 7 3/16 x 11 1/8 in. (18.3 x 28.3 cm)
Print medium Photo-Gelatin silver
Copyright

© International Center of Photography
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Credit line

Gift of Wilma Wilcox, 1993

Feedback Accession No. E.L. 1986.49