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Image Not Available for A young boy takes a rest during the Sanitation Workers' Strike
A young boy takes a rest during the Sanitation Workers' Strike
Image Not Available for A young boy takes a rest during the Sanitation Workers' Strike

A young boy takes a rest during the Sanitation Workers' Strike

Artist (American, 1922-2007)
CultureAmerican
Date1968, printed between 1990 and 2000
MediumGelatin silver print on fiber paper
Dimensionssheet: 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
Classificationsphotographs
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number2017.26.11
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