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Valued exposure: Earth Day

Crowds gather by a George Washington statue in Union Square for the first Earth Day celebrations, New York , 22 April 22 1970.

Crowds gather next to a statue of George Washington in Union Square for the first Earth Day celebrations, New York , 22 April 1970.

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