Cement Litter Baskets -- Keep New York Clean Innovation on Fifth Avenue

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Description

Original caption states: “Cement Litter Baskets — Keep New York Clean Innovation on Fifth Avenue. The Weight Discourages Theft. Sale of Advertising on the Four Sides Could Cover the Cost.”

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.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency.

National Archives Identifier: 549806

Full Citation: 412-DA-7321; Cement Litter Baskets — Keep New York Clean Innovation on Fifth Avenue; 5/1973; 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://docsteach.org/document/cement-litter-baskets-keep-new-york-clean-innovation-on-fifth-avenue/, March 30, 2026]

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