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.
55th Street Underpass, Franklin D. Rooselvelt Drive on the East River, Manhattan
- 04/1973
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 549884
Full Citation: 412-DA-7399; 55th Street Underpass, Franklin D. Rooselvelt Drive on the East River, Manhattan; 04/1973; 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/55th-street-underpass-franklin-d-rooselvelt-drive-on-the-east-river-manhattan/, April 8, 2026]
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