Garden State

New Jersey and other places

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© Caleb Cole 

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The New Jersey photographer Ira Wagner documented 100 homes as they undergo this transformation for his fascinating series ‘House Raising’. It features everything from craftsman bungalows to modernist mansions hovering several feet above ground—one with flowers still blooming in its window boxes.

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Women out for the evening in Taormna Sicily

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Houseraising series on The Fence 2016 in Brooklyn Bridge Park opposite Pier 2

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Houseraising Mystic Island NJ

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House raising with American flag Wildwood NJ

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Houseraising Ocean Beach NJ

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Floyd Bennett Field, NYC's first airport

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Floyd Bennett Field, the first airport located in New York City, Brooklyn NY

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Riis Park, Rockaway, Queens NY

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Scenes of The Bronx 1850. Mural in an apartment building lobby on the Grand Concourse, Bronx NY

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Apartment building lobby mural, Valentine Gardens, Yonkers NY

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Cherry blossoms Branch Brook Park Newark NJ

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Cherry blossoms, Branch Brook Park, Newark NJ. 617 format images

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Dunes, Barnegat Light NJ - Moonrise

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Dunes at dawn, Barnegat Light NJ

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Winter scene in the Meadowlands. Getting ready for an exhibition at Rutgers Newark in the fall.