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New York circa 1905. "Tenement courtyard." Rear Window: The Prequel. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
My father said that in his youth in early 20th century Mt. Vernon, NY, a city with many multi-story dwellings, there were street vendors who rigged clotheslines. These men would walk the streets shouting "Lines up! Lines up!", seeking householders who needed help to rig or re-rig their clotheslines.
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