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Fifth Avenue Theatre interior, 28th Street lobby, 1185 Broadway

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Image ID

58494620


Item data

Title

Fifth Avenue Theatre interior, 28th Street lobby, 1185 Broadway

Collection

Changing New York
Fifth Avenue Theatre interior, 28th Street lobby, 1185 Broadway

Names

Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 (Photographer)
Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.) (Sponsor)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1938-11-02

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#310.003

Subjects

New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Theaters -- New York (State) -- New York
Lobbies
Stairways
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)

Genres

Photographs

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
8 x 10 contact print on semi-gloss double weight paper. FAP-CNY Block stamp verso. FAP-CNY stamp verso.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13668355
TMS ID: 411500
TMS Object Number: CNY#310.003
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8acd3a90-9e3e-013a-a2a5-0242ac110003

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. "Fifth Avenue Theatre interior, 28th Street lobby, 1185 Broadway" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8acd3a90-9e3e-013a-a2a5-0242ac110003

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1938). Fifth Avenue Theatre interior, 28th Street lobby, 1185 Broadway Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8acd3a90-9e3e-013a-a2a5-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Fifth Avenue Theatre interior, 28th Street lobby, 1185 Broadway" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8acd3a90-9e3e-013a-a2a5-0242ac110003

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