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Safety2

A large, deep rectangular pothole sits directly adjacent to a painted white pedestrian crosswalk, marked only by an orange traffic cone and a plastic trash can.

Date: c. 1990s

Image Description: A color photograph looking across a city intersection showing a hazardous, deep rectangular excavation or pothole cut into the asphalt right against the white stripes of a pedestrian crosswalk and a circular metal manhole cover. An orange-and-white traffic cone and a dark plastic trash barrel with a white liner sit next to the hole as makeshift warning markers, while pedestrians cross the street in the background.

Source: Peggy Groce Collection

A large, deep rectangular pothole sits directly adjacent to a painted white pedestrian crosswalk, marked only by an orange traffic cone and a plastic trash can.