The warmth and diversity of postwar New York are captured in Todd Webb’s images.
His stunning black and white photographs are a reflection of the influence of Ansel Adams, under whom he studied.
Todd Webb: A City Seen, a retrospective of his work, is on view at the Museum of the City of New York through September 4.
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Under the Third Avenue elevated train, New York, 1946. All Photographs: Courtesy Museum of the City of New York and the Todd Webb Estate
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125th Street, Harlem, New York, 1946
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Tenements and graveyard from Chataham Square station, New York, 1946
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Lexington Avenue, near 110th Street, Harlem, 1946
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Maise, Queen of the Bowery, New York, 1946
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From Empire State Building, New York (looking south-east), 1946
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Near Fulton Fish Market, New York, 1946.
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The Battery, New York (peanut peddler), 1945
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25th Street and Broadway (summer streetcar), Harlem, New York, 1946
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Fulton Fish Market Wharf, 1946