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View of Brooklyn from the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Brooklyn, as viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge's terminus in Brooklyn. A brick-paved road stretches across the bottom edge in the foreground. A cross-street at right stretches back into the distance towards center. At left, a cleared, pedestrian plaza sits. Beyond it, the entrance/exit ramp for the Brooklyn Bridge sits. It curves back and to the left, exiting frame. Beyond the plaza and road, Brooklyn's buildings stand in the distance. Behind the ramp, a tall, brick chimney rises, left-of-center. At center, a 7- or 8-story building capped by a clock stands. Shorter buildings line the right side of the road at right. In the far distance at right, a tower and the cables of the Manhattan Bridge are visible between a gap in Brooklyn's buildings.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of Brooklyn from the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1947

View from top of Empire State Building, looking north across Manhattan, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Manhattan skyline, as viewed from the top of the Empire State Building and looking north. The New York City skyline is viewed from a bird's-eye view and stretches across the bottom third of the image. In the near distance at right, One Grand Central Place rises near the lower right corner. At left, 30 Rockefeller Center stands near the left edge. Central Park is visible behind it. A hazy sky hovers over the rest of the image.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View from top of Empire State Building, looking north across Manhattan, New York, 1947

Street venders sell produce from carts sitting along a street in Chinatown, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of street vendors selling produce along a street in Chinatown, New York. A sidewalk stretches across the foreground, entering frame from the lower left corner and stretching upwards to the right. Along the curb, 2 carts laden with produce sit at left and center. The leftmost cart is in partial view and contains fruit. Its proprietor sits in front and to the right of it. He sits on a chunk of wooden beam and reads the newspaper. Behind him, the cart at center contains a variety of nuts. Its signage reads, "HOT PEANUTS.. 10¢/bag SALTED PEANUTS 10¢/bag SUGAR PEANUTS 10¢/bag CASHEW NUTS . 10¢ bag PISTACHIO NUTS 10 ¢ bag INDIAN NUTS.. 10¢ bag." Its proprietor stands in front of the cart, at center, and faces towards the left. A chair sits off to the right side of the cart. Behind the carts, street traffic travels down the street and to the left. On the far side of the street, buildings stand adjacent to one another, extending beyond the top frame as they occupy the background. From left to right, signage on the buildings reads, "[...]ARE PHARMACY Coca-Cola," "3 LEATHER C.HOROWITZ WHOLESALE & RETAIL FINDINGS 5," "CHAS HOROWITZ & SONS LEATHER," "C.HOROWITZ & SONS LEATHER," and "CHINESE TEMPLE." Some signage on the buildings at right are written with Chinese characters.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Street venders sell produce from carts sitting along a street in Chinatown, New York, 1947