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Candy-man in Hester St., N.Y.

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G91F179_033F


Item data

Title

Candy-man in Hester St., N.Y.

Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
United States
States
New York
New York City
Stereoscopic views of streets below 14th Street in Manhattan

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1890 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Subjects

New York (State)
New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Street vendors
Hester Street (New York, N.Y.)
Children -- Clothing & dress -- 1890-1899

Genres

Stereographs
Photographs

Notes

Content: Includes views by D. Barnum, G. W. Pach, Underwood & Underwood and other photographers and publishers.
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Streets in Manhattan below 14th: Bowery, including views of the elevated, Broad Street, Canal, Centre, Chataham Square, Park Row, Nassau; Elizabeth, Hester Streets and other tenement views including street vendors, newly arrived immigrants, and boot blacks at work; Fulton Market and bridge at Fulton and Broadway; Five Points; Park Place; the Stuyvesant pear tree at 13th and 3rd. Ave.; man with a megaphone addresses people about to go "Automobile sightseeing" in the financial district; West Street; a Chinatown Street
Content: Title devised by cataloger.

Physical Description

Albumen prints

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11708032
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 76e60f60-c556-012f-354d-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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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. "Candy-man in Hester St., N.Y." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76e60f60-c556-012f-354d-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1890). Candy-man in Hester St., N.Y. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76e60f60-c556-012f-354d-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Candy-man in Hester St., N.Y." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76e60f60-c556-012f-354d-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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