Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer St.
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482853
Item data
Title
Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer St.
Collection
Changing New York
Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer St.
Names
Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 (Photographer)
Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.) (Sponsor)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1935-10-25
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFZ (Abbott) 96-4294
Shelf locator: CNY#035.001
Subjects
New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Unemployed -- New York (State) -- New York
Squatter settlements -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Notes
Content: Key Set # 112. CNY Block Code III.G.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Mat / Mount: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
8 x 10 contact print on matte single weight paper. Proof stamp recto.FAP-CNY stamp verso. Picture Collection Photo File stamp verso. Picture Collection property stamp verso.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13668355
TMS ID: 409535
TMS Object Number: CNY#035.001
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0d9d6a90-a79e-013a-3f01-0242ac110002
Rights
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer St." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d9d6a90-a79e-013a-3f01-0242ac110002
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1935). Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer St. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d9d6a90-a79e-013a-3f01-0242ac110002
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer St." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d9d6a90-a79e-013a-3f01-0242ac110002
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