Photos & Maps

Jay Street, No. 115, Brooklyn. May 22, 1936.

NYPL Notes: Three generations of African Americans on stoop of brick home with iron rails on steps. Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.

Fifth Avenue, Nos. 4, 6, 8, Manhattan. March 20, 1936.

NYPL Notes: Three large row houses, including one of marble (#8) and traffic on Fifth Ave. and 8th St., and trolley tracks in 8th St. Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.

Pine Street: U. S. Treasury in foreground, near Nassau Street. March 26, 1936.

NYPL Notes: Buildings rising above Pine Street dwarfing treasury, buildings at end of street visible. Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.

Madison Square, looking northeast, Manhattan. March 20, 1936

NYPL Notes: Policeman stands in front of Seward statue, shoe-shine man lounges on railing, right, Metropolitan Life building rises above park. Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.

Milligan Place, Manhattan. March 20, 1936.

NYPL Notes: Man coming out of Milligan Place, small garden space in foreground, lamp on side of building. Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.

MacDougal Alley, between West 8th Street and Washington Square. March 20, 1936..

NYPL Notes: Man in apron with basket walks through alley with homes along it, 1 Fifth Avenue rises above. .Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.

Union Square, Manhattan. March 20, 1936.

NYPL Notes: Looking up at statue of Lafayette from behind and left, S. Klein’s store, a bank, a hotel and the Consolidated Edison Building, beyond. Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.

Patchin Place, Manhattan. March 20, 1936.

NYPL Notes: Men sit on steps in dead-end Patchin Place, bare trees in front of the house, gas lamp at end of block. Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.

Manhattan Skyline: I. South Street and Jones Lane, Manhattan. March 26, 1936

NYPL Notes: South Streetand Jones Lane, Manhattan.. Looking from pier toward Manhattan, tugboats moored left, Downtown Skyport, right, skyscrapers in the background. Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.

A & P (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.), 246 Third Avenue. March 16, 1936.

NYPL Notes: Window display showing can goods, eggs, crackers, etc. and signs for sale items, ads with Kate Smith inviting you to try 2 different coffees. Source: Changing New York.: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

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Photographs from this series taken by Berenice Abbott  for the Federal Projects Administration. Available at NYPL. · Changing New York, 1935-1938.