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1900 Dam Strike Camp

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A black-and-white photograph showing a large tent encampment for workers on a hillside, likely related to the New Croton Dam construction. The camp consists of numerous white tents arranged in rows, with people and horses visible. In the background, there are hills covered with trees and what appears to be construction equipment or scaffolding on the left.

Date: 1900 Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY Type: photograph Subjects: tent camp, dam construction, hills, trees, horses Source: DCMNY / New-York Historical Society, Stonebridge Collection License: Public domain