Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) was an American photographer best known for her black-and-white photography of New York City architecture and urban design of the 1930s. She is remembered as one of the most independent, determined and respected photographers of the twentieth century.
Look back at New York City in the 1930s through her amazing photos to see why she was.
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| Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City |
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| Broad Street looking toward Wall Street, Manhattan |
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| Theoline, Pier 11 or 12, East River, Manhattan |
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| Canyon of buildings looking down Vanderbilt toward 42nd Street |
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| Waterfront, South Street, Manhattan |
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| Cliff and Ferry Street, Manhattan |
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| Columbus Circle, Manhattan |
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| Flatiron Building in New York |
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| From Salmon Tower 11 West 42nd Street, Manhattan |
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| Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan |
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| General view looking south from Bignou Gallery, 18th floor, 32 East 57th Street, Manhattan |
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| Goldberg’s clothing store on Broadway, New York City |
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| Manhattan Bridge looking up |
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| City Arabesque looking north from the top of Cities Service tower, New York City |
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| New York Stock Exchange |
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| Night View, New York City |
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| Penn Station, Manhattan |
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| Pine Street, Manhattan |
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| Reade Street, between West and Washington Streets, Manhattan |
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| Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street, Manhattan |
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| View from roof of the Irving Trust Building, Manhattan |
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| Wall Street area, New York City |