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Weekend, November 8-9, 2025


Museum of the City of New York (c)



Issue #1570

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NY (C)
[Rooftop terrace of 400 East 59th Street.]
Creator
Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.)
Accession number
X2010.7.1.17332 
Unique identifier

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (C)
[Welfare Hospital for Chronic Disease.]
Creator
Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.)
Accession number
X2010.7.1.18305 
Unique identifier
MN117844 
Dated
ca. 1940

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (C)
[Gnome Products building, 316 East 59th Street.]
Creator
Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.)
Accession number
X2010.7.1.17065 
Unique identifier
MN117052 
Dated
ca. 1935

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (C)
East 52nd Street to East 53rd Street at The East River. River House Apartments. View from Queensboro Bridge
Creator
Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.)
Accession number
X2010.7.2.5202 
Unique identifier
MNY324384 
Dated
1932

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (C)
Gas Tank and Queensboro Bridge
Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Creator
Federal Art Project
Accession number
43.131.2.8 
Unique identifier
MNY202377 
Description
East 62nd Street and York Avenue. 
Dated
October 9, 1935

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (C)
View of Ventilighter under Queensboro Bridge, in market.
Creator
Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.)
Accession number
X2010.7.1.5039 
Unique identifier
MNY238586 
Dated
ca. 1917

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (C)
Queensboro Bridge
Creator
Bloomingdale’s (Firm)
Accession number
36.100.6 
Unique identifier
MNY100719 
Description
June 12-19, 1909 
Dated
1909

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MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
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