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Rebekah Burgess

Rebekah Burgess serves as the Photo Archivist of the NYC Parks Department Photo Archive. She previously worked in collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She holds a PhD in American Studies with a focus on Photographic History.
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Cataloging Comfort

A recently uncovered album reveals some of New York City parks' least exposed precincts — their public bathrooms.
Architecture, Infrastructure
Rebekah Burgess and Mariana Mogilevich • May 02, 2018