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100 Years of Manhattan's Garbage

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"What could you smell on the streets of New York in 1890?" An interesting question that this paper answers well by examining an exhibit at the New York Public Library entitled "Garbage: The History and Politics of Trash in New York City."

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garbage, progressivism, new york city
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city utilities, reform, sewage disposal, urban form, urban garbage collection, urban reform, history of new york city
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