Urban scenes
Title
Urban scenes
New York
Description
The photograph on the left of the left page shows cars and other motor vehicles on a road with buildings lining either side of the street.
The photograph on the top centre of the left page shows women walking down a street. Signs are being carried in the background of the photograph.
The photograph on the right of the left page shows some military personnel. The man on the left of the photograph can be seen shaking the hand of the man on the right of the photograph. The man on the right can be seen wearing a cape.
The photograph on the bottom centre on the left page shows four tepee tents behind a picket fence.
The photograph on the top left of the right page is looking along Time Square, New York. A large sign along a building reads ‘Trouser Suits’.
People can be seen crossing a road, with various motor vehicles in the background. Buildings are lining the streets. An American flag can be seen hanging from the building on the left of the photograph.
The photograph top right of the right page shows people walking down Broadway at the junction with W47th street. Cars can be seen parked by the side of the pavement and buildings are lining the street. The Strand Theatre, Howards menswear at 1600 Broadway, and The Cotton Club are visible. There is a billboard advertising the film Desperate Journey.
The photograph on the bottom left of the right page shows cars driving along Park Avenue, New York, in the distance is Grand Central Terminal. The peaked building above it is The Helmsley Building. Park Ave tunnel is bottom left.
The photograph on the bottom right of the right page shows a park with a body of water situated in the middle of the photograph. Trees can be seen surrounding the shoreline.
The photograph on the top centre of the left page shows women walking down a street. Signs are being carried in the background of the photograph.
The photograph on the right of the left page shows some military personnel. The man on the left of the photograph can be seen shaking the hand of the man on the right of the photograph. The man on the right can be seen wearing a cape.
The photograph on the bottom centre on the left page shows four tepee tents behind a picket fence.
The photograph on the top left of the right page is looking along Time Square, New York. A large sign along a building reads ‘Trouser Suits’.
People can be seen crossing a road, with various motor vehicles in the background. Buildings are lining the streets. An American flag can be seen hanging from the building on the left of the photograph.
The photograph top right of the right page shows people walking down Broadway at the junction with W47th street. Cars can be seen parked by the side of the pavement and buildings are lining the street. The Strand Theatre, Howards menswear at 1600 Broadway, and The Cotton Club are visible. There is a billboard advertising the film Desperate Journey.
The photograph on the bottom left of the right page shows cars driving along Park Avenue, New York, in the distance is Grand Central Terminal. The peaked building above it is The Helmsley Building. Park Ave tunnel is bottom left.
The photograph on the bottom right of the right page shows a park with a body of water situated in the middle of the photograph. Trees can be seen surrounding the shoreline.
Date
1942
Temporal Coverage
Coverage
Language
Type
Format
Eight b/w photographs
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
PBraithwaiteW19010043
Collection
Citation
“Urban scenes,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/43846.
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