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New York, through its ups and downs, has a worldwide reputation for being a city of opportunity. That strongly held belief drives workers to perform bravely in conditions that often seem hopeless, inhumane, or designed to benefit some one else. Despite these steep odds, many persist, keeping an eye open for the great opportunity that will catapult them above the din of traffic and into the lap of luxury.

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Newsboy, 1938 Carl G. Hill (American, ca. 1920ca. 1943) Lithograph; sheet 13 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (35.2 x 27 cm) Image 11 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (29.2 x 20.6 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 1999 (1999.529.65)		Reception in the Office of the C. J. Walker Company, 1929 James VanDerZee (American, 1886–1986) Gelatin Silver Print; 7 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (19 x 24.4 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gift of The James VanDerZee Institute, 1970 (1970.539.109) © Donna Mussenden VanDerZee

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