Philip Trager At The New York Public Library Is The Daily Pic By Blake Gopnik

The Daily Pic: Photographs as four-square as the buildings they show.

Published Jan. 16 2013 5:05PM EST

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An image of a house in Glastonbury, Conn., shot by Philip Trager in 1976, when he went around the state documenting its buildings. It’s part of a rare survey

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Philip Trager At The New York Public Library Is The Daily Pic By Blake Gopnik

The Daily Pic: Photographs as four-square as the buildings they show.

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