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Photos: 99 Portraits for the 99 Percent

The OWS encampment may be gone, but the protest’s legacy lives on across New York City. Click through to see 99 Photos for the 99 Percent.

Steven Greaves
By Steven GreavesJan 30, 2012
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The Occupy Wall Street encampment may be gone, but the protest’s legacy lives on across New York City through Steven Greaves’ 99 Portraits for the 99 Percent. Click through to see all 99 portraits.

Read an interview with Greaves. And check out photos from the volunteer effort to paste the larger-than-life photographs around New York City.

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