1911heatwave
11 photos tagged 1911heatwave, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.
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Ice water in the park--hot day, N.Y.C. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Hot day--watering horses (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
In the park on hot day--"played out" (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Battery Park on hot day (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Fountains, Madison Sq. Park on hot day (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Licking blocks of ice on hot day (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Getting drinks on hot day (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Cooling his head - N.Y. on hot day (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Asleep in Battery Park on hot day (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Tompkins Square [park] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Hot day-babies in a shady spot (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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Ice water in the park--hot day, N.Y.C. (LOC)
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1987porsche944 said:
The sign says "plain soda one cent!!" =)
Cooling his head - N.Y. on hot day (LOC)
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Rik Panganiban said:
I love how its a hot day, and yet these kids are still wearing hats and suit jackets.
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Frederick said:
If cities would put these "public fountains" back on the streets we could get rid of plastic water bottles that fill our streets, rivers and oceans! Hot days in Wash. DC could sure use some public fountains to soak a head in!
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Wystan said:
The photo was taken on July 7, 1911, during a six-day heat wave that killed 146 in New York City; 600 horses also died. Story in The New York Times, July 8, 1911: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9505E...