Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue
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58494485
Item data
Title
Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue
Collection
Changing New York
Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue
Names
Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 (Photographer)
Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.) (Sponsor)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1938-05-18
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#297.006
Subjects
New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Storefronts -- New York (State) -- New York
Pawnbrokers -- New York (State) -- New York
Window displays -- New York (State) -- New York
Chelsea (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
8 x 10 contact print on matte double weight paper. FAP-CNY Block stamp verso. FAP-CNY stamp verso. Duplicate stamp verso.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13668355
TMS ID: 411412
TMS Object Number: CNY#297.006
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 208957d0-9e3e-013a-c8c4-0242ac110003
Rights
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/208957d0-9e3e-013a-c8c4-0242ac110003
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1938). Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/208957d0-9e3e-013a-c8c4-0242ac110003
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Rothman's Pawn Shop, 149 Eighth Avenue" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/208957d0-9e3e-013a-c8c4-0242ac110003
Wikipedia citation
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