Thursday, September 4, 2025 – NEW YORK IN THE 1920’S AND 1930’S

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Berenice Abbot 

Photos 

from the 

Museum of the City of New York

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025

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Issue # 1526

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Creator
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
49.282.42 
Unique identifier
MNY12153 
Description
25 East 132nd Street.

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Creator
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
49.282.113 
Unique identifier
MNY15349 
Description
6 Centre Market Place and 240 Centre Street. 
Dated
February 4, 1937 
Object Type
photograph

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
40.140.10 
Unique identifier
MNY18125 
Description
The window of the Blossom Restaurant, occupying the ground floor, and Jimmy’s Barber Shop, occupying the basement, of the Boston Hotel, a flophouse at 103-105 Bowery. 
Dated
October 24, 1935 
Object Type
photograph
Inscription / technical details
Federal Art Project stamp and title, location, date and Abbott number inscribed in ink, mount verso bottom right.

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Creator
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
49.282.115 
Unique identifier
MNY20323 
Description
Looking straight up one of the Manhattan Bridge’s supporting piers, taken from the southern pedestrian walkway. 
Dated
November 11, 1936 
Object Type
photograph
Inscription / technical details
“173” inscribed in red ink on mount verso, top left. | Abbott stamp on mount verso, bottom right. | Federal Art Project stamp on mount verso, center. | Title, location, date and Abbott number inscribe

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
40.140.138 
Unique identifier
MNY9401 
Description
316-318 Bowery at Bleecker Street. 
Dated
January 26, 1938 
Object Type
photograph
Inscription / technical details
Federal Art Project stamp and title, location, date and Abbott number inscribed in ink, mount verso bottom right.

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
40.140.274 
Unique identifier
MNY24321 
Description
Wall Street with the East River beyond taken from the roof of One Wall Street.  The pyramidal Bankers Trust Buiding is in the foreground. 
Dated
May 4, 1938 
Object Type
photograph
Inscription / technical details
Federal Art Project stamp and title, location, date and Abbott number inscribed in ink, mount verso bottom right.

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
40.140.51 
Unique identifier
MNY30849 
Description
The U.S. Custom House Statues taken from the steps of the of the Custom House looking toward the Victorian Produce Exchange.  Bowling Green at the foot of Broadway. 
Dated
July 23, 1936 
Object Type
photograph
Inscription / technical details
Federal Art Project stamp and title, location, date and Abbott number inscribed in ink, mount verso bottom right.

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
40.140.79 
Unique identifier
MNY32771 
Description
Foot of Liberty Street. 
Dated
August 12, 1936 
Object Type
photograph
Inscription / technical details
Federal Art Project stamp and title, location, date and Abbott number inscribed in ink, mount verso bottom right.

Queensboro Bridge I
Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
May 7, 1937 
40.140.204 
Unique identifier
MNY15955 
Description
The Queensboro Bridge taken from the 63rd Street Pier in Manhattan.  Welfare Island with the Welfare Hospital for Chronic Disease is visible. 
Dated
Object Type
photograph
Inscription / technical details
Federal Art Project stamp and title, location, date and Abbott number inscribed in ink, mount verso bottom right.

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Creator
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
89.2.2.16 
Unique identifier
MNY201961 
Description
Fourth Avenue between East 15th and 16th Streets.  The Lafayette Statue at Union Square with the discount department store, S. Klein, the Union Square Savings Bank and the tower of the Consolidated Edison Building in the background. 
Dated
March 20, 1936 
Object Type
photograph
Inscription / technical details
Federal Art Project stamp and title, location, date and Abbott number inscribed in pencil on mount verso, bottom left. | Federal Art Project sticker adhered to mount verso, bottom right.

Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number
40.140.31 
Unique identifier
MNY11669 
Description
55 Hester Street between Ludlow and Essex Streets. 
Dated
February 11, 1937 
Object Type
photograph
Inscription / technical details
Federal Art Project stamp and title, location, date and Abbott number inscribed in ink, mount verso bottom right.

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Photographer
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991)
Accession number  89.2.1.227 
Unique identifierMNY70750 
Dated May 25, 1937  
Object Type photograph Inscription / technical details
Abbott stamp on print verso, center. | Federal Art Project stamp and title, location, date and Abbott number inscribed in pencil on print verso, center.

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