Berenice Abbott

the photographer's Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' and caption stamps, with title, date, and annotations in pencil, on the reverse, 1938 (Yochelson, Lower East Side, pl. 12)

This photograph, on double-weight paper with a slight texture and sheen, is in generally excellent condition. The print has irregular white margins, and there is a small clamp impression in the upper right margin corner. The reverse of the print is slightly age-darkened at its periphery. On the reverse of the print, the 'Changing New York' caption stamp is annotated in pencil with the following information: Title: 'Hester Street' Place: 'Between Allen and Orchard Streets, Manhattan' Neg. # 'L-2' Code: 'III.B.1' Date: 'May 3, 1938'
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