An ice sculpture of the word economy entitled Main Street Meltdown melts in Foley Square in New York

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An ice sculpture of the word economy entitled Main Street Meltdown melts in Foley Square in New York on Wednesday October 29 2008 the 79th anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash Conceived by artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese and sculpted by ice sculptor Takeo Okamoto the 1500 pound statue will stand until it melts a way metaphor for the results of the unregulated markets on the U S economy Richard B Levine

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Size: 5013px × 3356px
Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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