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Ground is broken

Three men, two wearing suits, one wearing black robe, break ground with shovels while crowd of spectators observe; high-rise residential building in background. Caption: "Ground is broken for new interdenominational Church of the Open Door at Gold and Nassau Sts. in Farragut Houses by, left to right, Anthony Jones, deacon of the church; the Rev. Dr. Kenneth D. Miller, executive director of the New York City Mission Society, and the Rev. H. Richard Siciliano, pastor."

IMAGE DATE1953
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