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NYC, 1936

Random scenes, Manhattan 1935-1936Created by: NYPL's Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1936
Tempo of the City: II, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, looking west from Seymour Building, 503 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.
Tim traveling through NYC streets 1935-1936, in the midst of the Great Depression.
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Fulton Street Fish Market, Manhattan.

Fulton Street Fish Market, Manhattan.

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Greyhound Bus Terminal, 33rd and 34th Streets between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, Manhattan.

Greyhound Bus Terminal, 33rd and 34th Streets between Seventh and Eigh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lebanon Restaurant (Syrian), 88 Washington Street, Manhattan.

Lebanon Restaurant (Syrian), 88 Washington Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

General view, looking southwest to Manhattan from Manhattan Bridge, Manhattan

General view, looking southwest to Manhattan from Manhattan Bridge, Ma...

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East Broadway no. 294, Manhattan.

East Broadway no. 294, Manhattan.

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Wall Street, from roof of Irving Trust Co. Building, Manhattan.

Wall Street, from roof of Irving Trust Co. Building, Manhattan.

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New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Milligan Place, Manhattan., New York City

Milligan Place, Manhattan., New York City

Digital ID: 1219151. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 20, 1936. .Notes: Man coming out of Milligan Place, small garden space in foreground, lamp on side of building. Code: I.A.2.. .Source: Changing New ... More

Downtown Skyport, Pier 11, East River, Manhattan.

Downtown Skyport, Pier 11, East River, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482584. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.A.3. Exhibited: Modern Vision #90; New York and Tokyo Two shoe-shine boys sit on edge of pier overlooking skyport, whe... More

West Street Row: IV. 126-130 West Street, Manhattan.

West Street Row: IV. 126-130 West Street, Manhattan.

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Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, foot of Liberty Street., Manhattan.

Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, foot of Liberty Street., Manhat...

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Milligan Place, Manhattan.
McGraw Hill Building, from 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue looking east, Manhattan.

McGraw Hill Building, from 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue looking east, ...

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West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhattan.

West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhattan.

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Talman Street, no. 57, Brooklyn.

Talman Street, no. 57, Brooklyn.

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General view looking south from Bignou Gallery, 18th floor, 32 East 57th Street, Manhattan.

General view looking south from Bignou Gallery, 18th floor, 32 East 57...

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Grand Street, nos. 511-513, Manhattan.

Grand Street, nos. 511-513, Manhattan.

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New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan., New York City

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan., New York City

Digital ID: 482559. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. November 19, 1935. .Notes: Men walk past entrance to hotel, American flags overhead, lamps with hotel name; Grand Central Station and New York Central Bui... More

Mori's Restaurant, 144 Bleecker Street, Manhattan.

Mori's Restaurant, 144 Bleecker Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

John Wanamakers's, Fourth Avenue and 9th Street, Manhattan

John Wanamakers's, Fourth Avenue and 9th Street, Manhattan

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Facade, 180 West 58th Street, Manhattan.

Facade, 180 West 58th Street, Manhattan.

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Unemployed and huts, West Houston -- Mercer St., Manhattan.

Unemployed and huts, West Houston -- Mercer St., Manhattan.

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Firehouse, Battery, Manhattan.

Firehouse, Battery, Manhattan.

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Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

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Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.

Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Third Avenue Car Barn, Third Avenue and 65th Street, Manhattan.

Third Avenue Car Barn, Third Avenue and 65th Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Triborough Bridge, (cables), Manhattan. - Automobiles of 1940s

Triborough Bridge, (cables), Manhattan. - Automobiles of 1940s

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Broadway and Thomas Street, Manhattan.

Broadway and Thomas Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482689. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 06, 1936. .Notes: Looking into Thomas Street from a building across Broadway, white arched facades on both sides of Thomas, signs for men's cloth... More

West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhatt...

West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhatt...

Digital ID: 482658. West Street Row: V, between Warren & Murray Streets, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. April 08, 1936. .Notes: Code: III.B.1. Billboards top buildings at the corner of Warre... More

Cedar Street, from William, Manhattan.
Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.

Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of a shop, shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jefferson Market Court and 647-661 Sixth Avenue.

Jefferson Market Court and 647-661 Sixth Avenue.

Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lamport Export Company, 507-511 Broadway, Manhattan.

Lamport Export Company, 507-511 Broadway, Manhattan.

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Henry Street, Manhattan., New York City

Henry Street, Manhattan., New York City

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th-century, the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan.

Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan.

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan.

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reade Street, between West and Washington Streets, Manhattan.

Reade Street, between West and Washington Streets, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th-century, the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ferry, Chambers Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, Chambers Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of train station building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old law tenements, from Forsythe and E. Houston Streets, Manhattan.

Old law tenements, from Forsythe and E. Houston Streets, Manhattan.

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Sumner Healey Antique Shop, Third Avenue near 57th Street, M...

Sumner Healey Antique Shop, Third Avenue near 57th Street, M...

Digital ID: 482813. Sumner Healey Antique Shop, Third Avenue near 57th Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. October 08, 1936. .Notes: Looking into antique shop, stone dogs flank shop filled to... More

Madison Square, looking northeast, Manhattan.

Madison Square, looking northeast, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Fourth Avenue, No. 154, Brooklyn.

Fourth Avenue, No. 154, Brooklyn.

Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Our Lady of the Rosary, 7 State Street, Manhattan.

Our Lady of the Rosary, 7 State Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Union Square West, Nos. 31-41, Manhattan

Union Square West, Nos. 31-41, Manhattan

Public domain photograph of bank building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of men on 7th Avenue and 28th Street, New York City

Group of men on 7th Avenue and 28th Street, New York City

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn.

Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn.

Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Broome Street no. 512-514, Manhattan.

Broome Street no. 512-514, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

El' station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue, Manhattan.

El' station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Lowry Hotel, 8868 17th Avenue, Brooklyn.

Fort Lowry Hotel, 8868 17th Avenue, Brooklyn.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lafayette Hotel, University Place and 9th Street, Manhattan.

Lafayette Hotel, University Place and 9th Street, Manhattan.

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St. Mark's Church (Cloister), 10th Street and Second Avenue, Manhattan.

St. Mark's Church (Cloister), 10th Street and Second Avenue, Manhattan...

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Consolidated Edison powerhouse, 666 1st Avenue, Manhattan.

Consolidated Edison powerhouse, 666 1st Avenue, Manhattan.

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174-182 West 58th Street [1938], Manhattan.

174-182 West 58th Street [1938], Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

St. Mark's Place, no. 340-348, Staten Island.

St. Mark's Place, no. 340-348, Staten Island.

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Roast corn man, Orchard and Hester Streets, Manhattan.

Roast corn man, Orchard and Hester Streets, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Steam + Felt = Hats, 65 West 39th Street, Manhattan.

Steam + Felt = Hats, 65 West 39th Street, Manhattan.

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Union Square, Manhattan., New York City

Union Square, Manhattan., New York City

Digital ID: 482717. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 20, 1936. .Notes: Looking up at statue of Lafayette from behind and left, S. Klein's store, a bank, a hotel and the Consolidated Edison Building,... More

Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Foot of Liberty Stree...

Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Foot of Liberty Stree...

Digital ID: 482838. Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Foot of Liberty Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Horizontal view of neg. #160; ferry building with ca... More

Broadway near Broome Street, Manhattan.

Broadway near Broome Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of bank building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lyric Theatre, Third Avenue between 12th and 13th street, Manhattan

Lyric Theatre, Third Avenue between 12th and 13th street, Manhattan

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Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 168th Street and Broadway, from 165th Street and Riverside Drive, Manhattan.

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 168th Street and Broadway, from ...

Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pingpank Barber Shop, 413 Bleecker Street, Manhattan.

Pingpank Barber Shop, 413 Bleecker Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph related to New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Garment factory on West Twenty-first Street, New York City

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Garment factory on West ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Country Store: interior, Ewen Avenue, Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx.

Country Store: interior, Ewen Avenue, Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx.

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Ferry, West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

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Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Foot of Liberty Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Foot of Liberty Street, Manhatt...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Willow Street, No. 113, Brooklyn.

Willow Street, No. 113, Brooklyn.

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Rhinelander Row, Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets, Manhattan.

Rhinelander Row, Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets, Manhatt...

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John Watts statue, from Trinity Churchyard looking toward One Wall Street, Manhattan.

John Watts statue, from Trinity Churchyard looking toward One Wall Str...

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lenox Fruit & Vegetable Market being picketed by labor union supporter, Harlem, New York City, 1939

Lenox Fruit & Vegetable Market being picketed by labor union supporter...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of street life, food vendor, city market, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fifth Avenue Theater interior, showing orchestra, boxes, first and second balconies, 1185 Broadway, Manhattan.

Fifth Avenue Theater interior, showing orchestra, boxes, first and sec...

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

Street scene at 38th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City

Street scene at 38th Street and 7th Avenue, New York City

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Woman at sewing machine in New York City tailor shop on University Place near 11th Street

Woman at sewing machine in New York City tailor shop on University Pla...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street, Manhattan.

Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of New York City, Broadway, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El' Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Deyer St., Manhattan.

El' Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Deyer St., Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of New York City, Broadway, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan.

DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan.

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Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 West 26th Street, Manhattan.

Starrett-Lehigh Building, 601 West 26th Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cropsey Avenue No. 1736, Brooklyn.

Cropsey Avenue No. 1736, Brooklyn.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rockefeller Center: Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas in foreground, Fifth Avenue and 48th Street, Manhattan.

Rockefeller Center: Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas in foreground, F...

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South Street and James Slip, Manhattan.

South Street and James Slip, Manhattan.

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Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

Gunsmith, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of New York City, Broadway, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

James B. Duke townhouse, 1 East 78th Street, Manhattan.

James B. Duke townhouse, 1 East 78th Street, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Doorway, 16-18 Charles Street, Manhattan.

Doorway, 16-18 Charles Street, Manhattan.

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Background photo for Hightstown project. The present home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon and family, 133 Avenue D, New York City. This family is included in the first unit of thirty-five families to be resettled at Hightstown in July, 1936. For four very small rooms in tenement they pay eighteen dollars monthly

Background photo for Hightstown project. The present home of Mr. and M...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...

Public domain image of New York City buildings, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manhattan: Grand Street - Henry Street.

Manhattan: Grand Street - Henry Street.

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pike and Henry Streets, Manhattan.

Pike and Henry Streets, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of New York City, Broadway, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Court of first model tenement house in New York, 72nd Street and First Avenue, Manhattan.

Court of first model tenement house in New York, 72nd Street and First...

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Trucks, West and Desbrosses Sts., Manhattan.

Trucks, West and Desbrosses Sts., Manhattan.

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Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.

Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenu...

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph of broadway, city downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gunsmith and Police Department, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

Gunsmith and Police Department, 6 Centre Market Place, Manhattan.

Public domain photo of Italian landscape, historic place, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Gas tank and Queensboro Bridge, East 62nd Street & York Avenue, Manhattan.

Gas tank and Queensboro Bridge, East 62nd Street & York Avenue, Manhat...

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40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, from Salmon Tower 11 West 42nd Street, Manhattan.

40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, from Salmon Tower 11 We...

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West Street Row, I. 178-183 West Street, Manhattan.

West Street Row, I. 178-183 West Street, Manhattan.

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