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Shantytown in New York City, Great Depression, 1935
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1935 and cat memes already existed (picture frame on the center shack)…
It’s wild how much could be said about this photo, such as how a living space that size in modern NYC would probably cost thousands a month. Not to mention the resourcefulness and ingenuity of those folks.