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  • [Woman]

    [Woman]

    Unknown

    Date: 1850s
    Accession Number: 46.63.4

  • [Group of 80 photographs]

    [Group of 80 photographs]

    Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971)

    Date: 1956–71, printed 1972–2010
    Accession Number: 2012.552.1–.64

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.12

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.11

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.10

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.9

  • [Waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, New York]

    [Waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.6

  • [Skyscraper, New York]

    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.13

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.3

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.5

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.2

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.4

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.1

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.9

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.8

  • [Waterfront, New York]

    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.7

  • [New York, Trinity Church from Wall Street]

    [New York, Trinity Church from Wall Street]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.14

  • [New York]

    [New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.19

  • [Boy, Stairwell, New York]

    [Boy, Stairwell, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.23

  • [Buildings and Boats, New York]

    [Buildings and Boats, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.21

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  • [Woman]
    [Woman]

    Unknown

    Date: 1850s
    Accession Number: 46.63.4

  • [Group of 80 photographs]
    [Group of 80 photographs]

    Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971)

    Date: 1956–71, printed 1972–2010
    Accession Number: 2012.552.1–.64

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.12

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.11

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.10

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.9

  • [Waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, New York]
    [Waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.6

  • [Skyscraper, New York]
    [Skyscraper, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.13

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.3

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.5

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.2

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.4

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.1

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.9

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.8

  • [Waterfront, New York]
    [Waterfront, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.7

  • [New York, Trinity Church from Wall Street]
    [New York, Trinity Church from Wall Street]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1979.678.14

  • [New York]
    [New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.19

  • [Boy, Stairwell, New York]
    [Boy, Stairwell, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.23

  • [Buildings and Boats, New York]
    [Buildings and Boats, New York]

    Berenice Abbott (American, Springfield, Ohio 1898–1991 Monson, Maine)

    Date: 1929–30
    Accession Number: 1982.1180.21

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