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The War on Pushcarts
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In the 1930s, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, one of New York's most powerful mayors, launched a war against an enemy that was ubiquitous on New York's streets: Pushcarts.
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9th Avenue and West 40th Street
Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit. Peddlers, Fruit: A market scene on Ninth Ave., near West 40th Street, showing a retail general produce area. This is a set of 2 views. 1936\. Gift of Dr. Michael Wishengrad, A.R.P.S.
9th Avenue and West 40th Street
Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit. Peddlers, Fruit: A market scene on Ninth Ave., near West 40th Street, showing a retail general produce area. This is a set of 2 views. 1936\. Gift of Dr. Michael Wishengrad, A.R.P.S.
9th Avenue and West 40th Street
Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit. (1) Fruit peddlers of Italian make-up dealing with oustomers. December 1923. P. L. Sperr. (2) Pushcart peddlers line the streets for block on end in this fashion. April a, 1928, P. L. Sperr. (3) Food combinations of street wakket on Ninth Ave., near 40th Street. April 30, 1934. P. L. Sperr. Mn ~20N;
9th Avenue and West 40th Street
Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit. (1) Fruit peddlers of Italian make-up dealing with oustomers. December 1923. P. L. Sperr. (2) Pushcart peddlers line the streets for block on end in this fashion. April a, 1928, P. L. Sperr. (3) Food combinations of street wakket on Ninth Ave., near 40th Street. April 30, 1934. P. L. Sperr. Mn ~20N;
9th Avenue and West 40th Street
Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit. (1) Fruit peddlers of Italian make-up dealing with oustomers. December 1923. P. L. Sperr. (2) Pushcart peddlers line the streets for block on end in this fashion. April a, 1928, P. L. Sperr. (3) Food combinations of street wakket on Ninth Ave., near 40th Street. April 30, 1934. P. L. Sperr. Mn ~20N;
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