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Vintage New York Lower East Side Photograph
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Manhattan's historic Orchard street in the lower east side photographed circa late 1940s
Vintage original gelatin silver print, printed circa late-1950s
Dimensions: 16 x 20 inches
Unsigned from unknown photographer
Very good condition with the exception of some mild surface waving on edge areas
Background
"The Lower East Side is one of the most important neighborhoods in America with a rich history as dense as its former living quarters. Thousands of immigrants experienced American life on these many crowded streets.
Its name traces itself to a literal orchard, owned by James De Lancey, a wealthy landowner and Loyalist during the Revolutionary War. By the 1840s the former orchard and farm was divided up into lots, and a brand new form of housing — the tenement — served new Irish and German communities who had just arrived in the United States.
A few decades later those residents were replaced by Russian and Eastern European newcomers, brought to the neighbourhood due to its affordability and its established Jewish character.
Living conditions were poor and most tenement apartment doubled as work-spaces. Meanwhile, in the streets, tight conditions required a unique retail solution — the push cart, a form of independent enterprise that has given us some businesses that still thrive on Orchard Street today.
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Jewish culture. Weegee. Henri Cartier Bresson. Manhattan. Street Photography. Old New York. New York Immigrants.
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 0.025 in (0.64 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1959
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2462311583053
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