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Image: GRAFFITI ON A SUBWAY CAR ON THE LEXINGTON AVENUE LINE IN NEW YORK CITY. IN 1973 TRANSIT AUTHORITY POLICE ARRESTED... - NARA - 556811

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Title: GRAFFITI ON A SUBWAY CAR ON THE LEXINGTON AVENUE LINE IN NEW YORK CITY. IN 1973 TRANSIT AUTHORITY POLICE ARRESTED MORE THAN 1,400 PERSONS FOR SUCH AN OFFENSE; IN 1974 IT WAS MORE THAN 2,000 OFFENDERS VERY FEW CARS IN THE 232-MILE SUBWAY SYSTEM ARE FREE OF GRAFFITI DESPITE A PROGRAM OF CONSTANT MAINTENANCE AND REPAINTING. THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEM IS OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE. IN 1970 IT CARRIED 47 PERCENT OF THE CITY WORK FORCE DAILY
Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Author: Jim Pickerell, 1936-, Photographer (NARA record: 4588217)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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