A group of newsies

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01/05/2012

A group of newsies

A group of newsies selling evenings in saloons and stores. Taken in alley back of City Jail at 10 P.M. Left to right: Dominick Mardilo, 28 1/2 Fulton Street; Roderick Towle, 44 Sheridan Ave.; William Towle, brother, 44 Sheridan Ave.; Louis Strasburg, 40 Mulberry Street; Max Erlich, 101 Dallius Street. Location: Albany, New York (State)
People in photo include: Dominick Mardilo, Roderick Towle, William Towle, Louis Strasburg, and Max Erlich

Date & Place: 1910 February.

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