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El station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue

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Image ID

58493746


Item data

Title

El station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue

Collection

Changing New York
El station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue

Names

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

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1936-02-06

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#066.004

Subjects

New York (N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Elevated railroads -- New York (State) -- New York
Subway stations -- New York (State) -- New York
Upper West Side (New York, N.Y.)

Genres

Photographs

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Matt/Mount Size: 9 1/2 x 15 in. (24.1 x 38.1 cm)
8 x 10 contact print on matte double weight paper, on archival mount.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13668355
TMS ID: 409809
TMS Object Number: CNY#066.004
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d5f17e70-a2e6-013a-89a3-0242ac110002

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. "El station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d5f17e70-a2e6-013a-89a3-0242ac110002

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1936). El station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d5f17e70-a2e6-013a-89a3-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "El station, Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines: downtown side, 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d5f17e70-a2e6-013a-89a3-0242ac110002

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