Puerto Rican Boys Playing Softball in Brooklyn
7/1974
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Original Caption: PUERTO RICAN BOYS PLAYING SOFTBALL IN BROOKLYN'S HILAND PARK IN NEW YORK CITY. THE INNER CITY TODAY IS AN ABSOLUTE CONTRADICTION TO THE MAIN STREAM AMERICA OF GAS STATIONS, EXPRESSWAYS, SHOPPING CENTERS AND TRACT HOMES. IT IS POPULATED BY BLACKS, LATINS AND THE WHITE POOR. MOST OF ALL, THE INNER CITY ENVIRONMENT IS HUMAN BEINGS AS BEAUTIFUL AND THREATENED AS THE 19TH CENTURY BUILDINGS THEY INHABIT
This primary source comes from the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 555921
Full Citation: Puerto Rican Boys Playing Softball in Brooklyn; 7/1974; 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/puerto-rican-boys-playing-softball-in-brooklyn, May 15, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.