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English: The "valley of ashes," a sprawling refuse dump located in New York City during the 1920s. The dump was made famous in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Today, the area is Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens.
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Source NYPL Digital Gallery — Catalog ID (B-number): b13985741
Author New York (N.Y.). Bureau of Engineering
Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation (Photographer)
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✓[OK] Public domain (verified) as explicitly stated on the New York Public Library Digital Collections website:

  • "The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States."
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New York City's "valley of ashes" made famous in the novel "The Great Gatsby"

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1 July 1924Gregorian

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current02:49, 23 June 2021Thumbnail for version as of 02:49, 23 June 20213,177 × 3,177 (10.68 MB)FlaskHigher quality and greater resolution from same source
00:34, 15 December 2020Thumbnail for version as of 00:34, 15 December 2020777 × 777 (807 KB)FlaskHigher quality from original source
21:55, 21 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 21:55, 21 December 2011489 × 478 (156 KB)The rakish fellow

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