Hardware Store, 316-318 Bowery

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Object Details

maker

Abbott, Berenice

Description

Unmounted silver print by Berenice Abbott, "Hardware Store, 316-318 Bowery." Store front filled with different kinds of tools and appliances, including knives, pans, electric fans, bird cages, etc. Large sign on right reads "sale on tools," sign top center reads "sale on knives." There is no open space visible around the storefront except a small amount of sidewalk along bottom edge. Price signs on containers full of tools sit directly on sidewalk in front of shop. Verso: Stamp, "Photograph, Berenice Abbott, Maine 04406; " Recto: signed by artist.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

1938-01-26

ID Number

PG.69.216.06

accession number

288852

catalog number

69.216.06

Object Name

Photograph

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 39.7 cm x 50.3 cm; 15 5/8 in x 19 13/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-05c9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1321972