Wednesday, April 13, 2022 – She captures street life in its highs and lows
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2022
648th Issue
BERENICE ABBOTT
PHOTOGRAPHER
ON
THE STREETS OF NY
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Blossom Restaurant; 103 Bowery. Oct. 3, 1935; by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) from her “Changing New York” Works Progress Administration/ Federal Art Project
Photograph of Radio Row, looking east along Cortlandt Street towards Greenwhich Street,[1] by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) from her “Changing New York” Works Progress Administration/ Federal Art Project.
Jefferson Market Court – Berenice Abbott – 1935.jpg
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 — Photographer. October 21, 1935
Notes: Code: I.A.1. Jefferson Market Court, with Sixth Avenue elevated railroad in front of it, West Side Savings Bank clock, right, pedestrians, traffic.
Source: Changing New York / Berenice Abbott. (more info)
Repository: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.
Pike and Henry Street by Berenice Abbott in 1936.jpg
Digital ID: 482679. Abbott, Berenice — Photographer. March 06, 1936
Notes: Code: I.A.5. Looking down Pike Street toward the Manhattan Bridge, street half in shadow, rubble in gutters, some traffic.
Source: Changing New York / Berenice Abbott. (more info)
Repository: The New York Public Library. Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.
Huts and unemployed in West Houston and Mercer St by Berenice Abbott in Manhattan in 1935.jpg
Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer St., Manhattan. Image ID: 482853
HARDWARE STORE 316-318 Bowery at Bleeker Street in New York City by Berenice Abbott in 1938.jpg
HARDWARE STORE 316-318 Bowery at Bleecker Street in Manhattan, New York City
Willow Street 131 till 137 in Brooklyn NYC photo by Berenice Abbott in 1936.jpg
Wood frame houses built circa 1840, Willow Street, nos. 131-137, Brooklyn NYC. In 1956 they were demolished. More info about this photo and site here on the website of the Museum of the City of New York
Manhattan Skyline I South Street and Jones Lane Manhattan by Berenice Abbott March 26 1936.jpg
Manhattan Skyline: I. South Street and Jones Lane from East River Pier 11, Manhattan. 120 Wall Street far right; American International bldg right, 40 Wall St pointy top in center.
MANHATTAN BRIDGE LOOKING UP by Berenice Abbott in 1936.jpg
MANHATTAN BRIDGE LOOKING UP
Berenice Abbott-El Station – 72nd Street.jpg
Photograph of Ninth Avenue El Station by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) from her “Changing New York” Works Progress Administration/ Federal Art Project.
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