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Gasoline Station, Tenth Avenue and 29th Street, Manhattan.

Gasoline Station, Tenth Avenue and 29th Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482728. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. December 23, 1935. .Notes: Code: II.C.4. Man checks water in radiator of car left, bank of three pumps, right, at Kesbec Esso Station.. .Source: Changing ... More

Oldest apartment house in New York City, 142 East 18th Stree...

Oldest apartment house in New York City, 142 East 18th Stree...

Digital ID: 482703. Oldest apartment house in New York City, 142 East 18th Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. December 08, 1935. .Notes: Man working on windows of apartment house, five stor... More

City Vista, West Street, looking east, Manhattan.

City Vista, West Street, looking east, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482812. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1938. .Notes: Code: I.D. Exhibited: Modern Vision #89 Men and trucks in foreground, Hudson Terminal and other buildings in the haze beyond.. ... More

Cliff and Ferry Street, Manhattan.

Cliff and Ferry Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482801. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. November 29, 1935. .Notes: Code: I.D. Exhibited: Modern Vision #62 Wagon and cars line narrow street lit by a street light, though skyscrapers above are s... More

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

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

Digital ID: 482804. Court of first model tenement house in New York, 72nd Street and First Avenue, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 16, 1936. .Notes: Poles in courtyard support lines loaded ... More

Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Chelsea Hotel, 222 West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482725. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.A.1. Looking up at facade of hotel, featuring wrought iron balconies, leaded windows, bas-relief panels and a small sig... More

40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan.

40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482659. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. December 05, 1935. .Notes: View from across the Bryant Park, incl. Scientific American, American Radiator Bldgs., corner of the library; Empire State Buil... More

Manhattan Skyline: I. South Street and Jones Lane, Manhattan...

Manhattan Skyline: I. South Street and Jones Lane, Manhattan...

Digital ID: 482569. Manhattan Skyline: I. South Street and Jones Lane, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 26, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.D. Looking from pier toward Manhattan, tugboats moored l... More

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482734. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 16, 1936. .Notes: Looking down on busy intersection, people crossing, buses, trucks, cabs, other autos, Macy's entrance just visible with union p... More

Sumner Healey Antique Shop, 942 Third Avenue and 57th Street...

Sumner Healey Antique Shop, 942 Third Avenue and 57th Street...

Digital ID: 482772. Sumner Healey Antique Shop, 942 Third Avenue and 57th Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. October 08, 1936. .Notes: Wooden Indian in buckskins, figurehead from the Briti... More

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

Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.

Automat, 977 Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482752. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. February 10, 1936. .Notes: Code: III.C.1. Man takes pie out of Automat, stone counters and walls below metal and glass display.. .Source: Changing New Yor... More

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

Penn Station, Interior, Manhattan.

Penn Station, Interior, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482700. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. 1935-1938, printed 1935-ca. 1990. .Notes: Looking across station toward parcel room, men gather around entrance and go down steps to board, porters stand b... More

Watuppa, from water front, Brooklyn, Manhattan.

Watuppa, from water front, Brooklyn, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482815. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 10, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.A.1.f. Exhibited: Looking broadside at the tugboat Watuppa, with the lower Manhattan (from the Municipal Bldg. south) sk... More

Construction old and new, from Washington Street #37, Manhat...

Construction old and new, from Washington Street #37, Manhat...

Digital ID: 1219147. Construction old and new, from Washington Street #37, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Wash hangs from lines outside 6 story tenement which is dwar... More

West Washington Market, Washington Street and Loew Avenue, M...

West Washington Market, Washington Street and Loew Avenue, M...

Digital ID: 482678. West Washington Market, Washington Street and Loew Avenue, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 18, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.C.1. Man works on roof of market's porch, trucks o... More

Columbus Circle, Manhattan., New York City

Columbus Circle, Manhattan., New York City

Digital ID: 482580. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. February 10, 1938. .Notes: Code: I.B. Exhibited: Modern Vision #69 Looking Northwest from above the circle, statue of Columbus, B&O bus station topped wit... More

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

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

Digital ID: 482566. DePeyster statue, Bowling Green, looking north on Broadway, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 23, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.A.I6. Looking up at statue from the right fron... More

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

Hot Dog Stand, West St. and North Moore, Manhattan.

Hot Dog Stand, West St. and North Moore, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 1219152. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. April 08, 1936. .Notes: Vendor stands next to his Tellas Busy Bee cart, advertising 'Red Hot Frankfurters and Ice Cold Lemonade' traffic a blur in the... More

Brooklyn Bridge, Water and Dock Streets, looking southwest, ...

Brooklyn Bridge, Water and Dock Streets, looking southwest, ...

Digital ID: 482807. Brooklyn Bridge, Water and Dock Streets, looking southwest, Brooklyn.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. May 22, 1936. .Notes: Steel frame building going up under the Brooklyn Bridge ... More

Milk wagon and old houses, Grove Street, No. 4-10, Manhattan...

Milk wagon and old houses, Grove Street, No. 4-10, Manhattan...

Digital ID: 1219148. Milk wagon and old houses, Grove Street, No. 4-10, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. June 18, 1936. .Notes: Sheffield farms milk wagon, delivery man inside, horse only hal... More

Park Row, 'Newspaper Row', Manhattan.

Park Row, 'Newspaper Row', Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482770. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 23, 1936. .Notes: Looking across City Hall Park at buildings lining Park Row, including the Tribune and Pulitzer buildings and the statue of Fran... More

Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan.

Fish Market, South Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482702. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. November 26, 1935. .Notes: Fish dealers and the Meyers Hotel in row of buildings along South Street. Code: I.A.3.. .Source: Changing New York / Berenice A... More

A & P (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.), 246 Third Avenue, ...

A & P (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.), 246 Third Avenue, ...

Digital ID: 1219150. A & P (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.), 246 Third Avenue, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 16, 1936. .Notes: Window display showing can goods, eggs, crackers, etc.... More

Broad Street looking toward Wall Street, Manhattan.

Broad Street looking toward Wall Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 1219154. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 16, 1936. .Notes: Buildings lining Broad Street, including [S]chwartz's restaurant, left foreground, and a building with scaffolding. Code: I.A.... More

N.Y. Telephone Building, 140 West Street, Manhattan.

N.Y. Telephone Building, 140 West Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482771. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: N.Y. Telephone building fills right side of image, dwarfing World Telegraph building, lower left. Code: I.A.3.. .Source: Changing ... More

Pine Street: U. S. Treasury in foreground, near Nassau Stree...

Pine Street: U. S. Treasury in foreground, near Nassau Stree...

Digital ID: 482831. Pine Street: U. S. Treasury in foreground, near Nassau Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 26, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.A.1.; I.C. Buildings rising above Pine Stree... More

Gasoline station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx.

Gasoline station, Tremont Avenue and Dock Street, Bronx.

Digital ID: 482811. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 02, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.C.4. Exhibited: Modern Vision #86 Four gas pumps and tall Texaco sign at Abe's Plaza Gas station, with price for gas l... More

Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482551. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 16, 1936. .Notes: Men and women hurry past newstand outside uptown subway entrance, street beyond is lined with businesses topped with large bill... More

Ferry, West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, West 23rd Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482554. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. December 23, 1935. .Notes: Lackawanna and Hoboken ferries, with clock tower above, C.R.R. of N.J. ferry, left, 14th St. trolley and cars and wagons. Code:... More

Newsstand, 32nd Street and Third Avenue, Manhattan.

Newsstand, 32nd Street and Third Avenue, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482798. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. November 19, 1935. .Notes: Code: III.1.f. Exhibited: Modern Vision #56 Newstand next to State Coffee Shoppe, large display of magazines, ads for sundaes, ... More

Downtown, from West Street below Rector, Manhattan.

Downtown, from West Street below Rector, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482836. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.D. A diner on the left and a service station on the right are at base of 4 story, 8 story, and taller buildings.. .Source:... More

Madison Avenue, looking north from 38th Street, Manhattan.

Madison Avenue, looking north from 38th Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482735. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 02, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.A.3. Several layers of buildings rising above the avenue, including a brownstone, taller buildings stepped back from street,... More

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

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

Digital ID: 482861. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 06, 1936. .Notes: Looking at iron-front store originally built by A.T. Stewart from across 4th Ave.; bridge connecting with annex at left, traffic, p... More

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

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

Digital ID: 482564. Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. September 03, 1937. .Notes: Busy street in foreground, including cabs,... More

Watuppa, Pier 5, East River, Brooklyn.

Watuppa, Pier 5, East River, Brooklyn.

Digital ID: 482819. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 10, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.A.1. Tugboat Watuppa moored at Pier 5, bow of boat with rope bumpers in foreground, crew posing on board, Manhattan in th... More

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

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

Digital ID: 482835. Lebanon Restaurant (Syrian), 88 Washington Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Code: III.A.3. Facade of the Lebanon Restaurant, sign for 7 cour... More

Doorway - Tredwell House (Old Merchant's House), 29 East 4th...

Doorway - Tredwell House (Old Merchant's House), 29 East 4th...

Digital ID: 1219142. Doorway - Tredwell House (Old Merchant's House), 29 East 4th Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 16, 1936. .Notes: Facade of Federal Style house has shuttered w... More

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

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

Digital ID: 482755. Third Avenue Car Barn, Third Avenue and 65th Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. October 08, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.A.2.f.; I.A.3. Second Empire car barn with mansard roof... More

40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan.

40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482737. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. September 08, 1938. .Notes: View from across park, (higher vantage that neg. 57) more of library and other buildings further south visible, incl. Met Life ... More

Henry Street, Manhattan., New York City

Henry Street, Manhattan., New York City

Digital ID: 482842. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. November 29, 1935. .Notes: Code: I.A.5. Snow remains in the shady parts of Henry Street which is lined with 6-7-story buildings, the Municipal and other b... More

Facade, 14 West 12th Street, Manhattan.

Facade, 14 West 12th Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482766. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 16, 1936. .Notes: Ironwork balcony on Church House of the First Presbyterian Church. Code: I.A.2.. .Source: Changing New York / Berenice Abbott. (more... More

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

Madison Square, looking northeast, Manhattan.

Madison Square, looking northeast, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482723. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 20, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.B. Policeman stands in front of Seward statue, shoe-shine man lounges on railing, right, Metropolitan Life building ris... More

Custom House statue: in rear of N.Y. Produce Exchange Buildi...

Custom House statue: in rear of N.Y. Produce Exchange Buildi...

Digital ID: 482769. Custom House statue: in rear of N.Y. Produce Exchange Building, 2 Broadway, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 23, 1936. .Notes: Two statues in front of the Customs Hou... More

Rhinelander Row: I. Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th Str...

Rhinelander Row: I. Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th Str...

Digital ID: 482548. Rhinelander Row: I. Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 20, 1936. .Notes: Row of houses lined with wooden porches, wagon in... 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

Doorway: Tredwell House, 29 East 4th Street, Manhattan.

Doorway: Tredwell House, 29 East 4th Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 1219143. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. September 01, 1937. .Notes: Doorway of house showing ionic columns, stone and woodwork around door, wrought iron railings. Code: I.A.3.. .Source: Changing... More

Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan.

Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan.

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

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan., New York City

Murray Hill Hotel, Manhattan., New York City

Digital ID: 482741. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. November 19, 1935. .Notes: Looking up at circular fire escapes around bay windows, and bas-reliefs under windows on hotel, Chrysler Building just visible ... More

Federal Reserve Bldg., Manhattan.

Federal Reserve Bldg., Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482832. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 16, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.A.3. Massive facade of Federal Reserve building fills left side, looking down Maiden Lane, other buildings beyond.. .So... More

Triborough Bridge, East 125th Street approach, Manhattan.

Triborough Bridge, East 125th Street approach, Manhattan.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan.
Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Ei...

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

Digital ID: 482768. Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Looking up over entrance of opera house, s... More

MacDougal Alley, between West 8th Street and Washington Squa...

MacDougal Alley, between West 8th Street and Washington Squa...

Digital ID: 482859. MacDougal Alley, between West 8th Street and Washington Square North, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 20, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.A.2. Man in apron with basket walks t... More

Waterfront, from Pier 19, East River, Manhattan.

Waterfront, from Pier 19, East River, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482582. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Refrigerated rail cars on pier, ship's superstructure and Brooklyn Bridge rise above Code: II.A.1.B.; II.A.1.c. Exhibited: Mode... More

Waterfront, South Street, Manhattan.

Waterfront, South Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482701. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. October 15, 1935. .Notes: Brooklyn Bridge span as it reaches land above South Street near James, tall buildings rise beyond. Code: I.D.. .Source: Changin... More

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

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

Digital ID: 482660. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. July 14, 1936. .Notes: Looking up at building from 27th and Eleventh Ave., signs for rental office, etc.; B & O warehouse; camera has been used to cha... More

Dey Street between West and Washington Streets, Manhattan.

Dey Street between West and Washington Streets, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482550. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. April 08, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.A.2.c. Express companies, ships' outfitters and a contractor fill 4 and 5 story buildings along Dey St., tall towers b... More

Ferry, West Street, foot of Liberty Street, Manhattan.

Ferry, West Street, foot of Liberty Street, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482646. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Central R.R. of New Jersey and B&O R.R. Ferry terminal, inter-building bridge at right, cabs, newstands, food vendor, out front... More

Jefferson Market Court, southwest corner of Sixth Avenue and...

Jefferson Market Court, southwest corner of Sixth Avenue and...

Digital ID: 482552. Jefferson Market Court, southwest corner of Sixth Avenue and West 10th Street, looking north from southwest corner of Sixth Avenue and West 9th Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photog... More

Tugboats, Pier 11, East River, Manhattan.

Tugboats, Pier 11, East River, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482828. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. August 12, 1936. .Notes: Code: II.A.1.f. Looking along beam of tugboat Bess and at bow of McAllister Bros. tugboat, other boats in background.. .Source: C... More