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18-SEP-2009

Lost tourists, New York City, New York, 2009

It is easy to find people adrift on the streets of this city. Although the streets and avenues are numbered, such streets can confuse anyone from out of town as Broadway, which slices diagonally across the heart of the city. I found this pair of tourists standing in front of a souvenir shop on Broadway, studying their map of Manhattan with great concern. Even more important is the third party here – it seems that the Statue of Liberty is looking over their shoulder. She offers no help. This is one of those images that can only be made in the heart of Manhattan.

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Phil Douglis25-Nov-2009 19:20
Nobody loves New York when they are lost. All the souvenirs in this store can't help them now. The Statue of Liberty is mum, as well.
Tim May25-Nov-2009 18:38
I "heart" that the image is surrounded by I love New York paraphernalia. I wonder if the tourists were loving New York at that moment.
Phil Douglis27-Oct-2009 20:02
Thanks, Rose, for adding the punchline to Emma Lazarus's famous poem
sunlightpix17-Oct-2009 19:24
"Mother of Exiles.
From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command...
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore..."
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