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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Near Wallabout Market
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Near Wallabout Market

Artifact IDMO 1956.298
Object Type Print
Artist (American, 1908 - 2002)
Date1937
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 11 1/2 in x W 16 in (29.2 cm x 40.6 cm )
 image H 10 1/2 in x W 13 3/4 in (26.7 cm x 34.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color lithographic print depicting an urban scene near Brooklyn’s Wallabout Market. It shows city buildings and at center a section of elevated highway over water. The title is handwritten at the bottom center: Near Wallabout Market. The artist's signature is in the lower right: Ida Ableman. The number "15" is written in pencil in the lower right corner. On the reverse, written in pencil in the lower right corner: WPA / 39.816.
Historical NoteThis print was created for the New York Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
Additional Details
Credit LineAllocated by the U.S. Government, Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, 1935 - 1943. Held by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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