Construction Rubble is Loaded on Barges in the East River in Manhattan
6/1974
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Original caption states: "Construction Rubble is Loaded on Barges in the East River in Manhattan, New York. It Will Be Dumped at a Construction Debris Dump Site Offshore in the New York Bight. Sludge is Dumped 12 Miles Offshore, Waste Acid 15 Miles and Chemical Wastes 106 Miles. Dredge Spoils and Derelict Vessels Also are Disposed of in the Bight."
This photograph was taken as part of the Documerica project – a social and environmental photography project sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency during the 1970s.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency,.
National Archives Identifier:
555805Full Citation: 412-DA-13353; Construction Rubble is Loaded on Barges in the East River in Manhattan; 6/1974; DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, 1972–1977; Records of the Environmental Protection Agency,, Record Group 412; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/construction-rubble-is-loaded-on-barges-in-the-east-river-in-manhattan, May 15, 2024]