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miss turnstileYeah, the title is an On the Town allusion.

The photo shown is from a series of turnstile photos by Bill Sullivan. The photos were taken as people were leaving the NYC subway.

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Posted: January 28th, 2007 under art and illustration, photography.
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Comment from pieces
Time: January 28, 2007, 11:45 am

Great shots…5 of them are drinking coffee—I thought food and drinks are prohibited on the subway. ha-ha A real variety of people shown, I would probably have picked a different one as winner.

Comment from xensen
Time: January 28, 2007, 11:47 am

Yeah, probably not the best photo. I just picked this one because she looks the most like the character in the movie.

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