1925; 1937

Islands - Rikers Island - Refuse heaps.

(1) Filling in and leveling Riker's Island with refuse tower there after collection be New York's Department of Sanitation. About 1925 ? (2) The mounds of refuse as seen from the East River. July 1, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection