Jacob A. Riis
Waiting to Be Let in the Mulberry Street Station

ArtistAmerican, 1849–1914
PrinterAmerican, born Ukraine, 1902–1989
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Waiting to Be Let in the Mulberry Street Station
Date1892, printed 1946–1952
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 9 11/16 × 7 7/8 inches (24.6 × 20 cm)
sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Howard Greenberg
Object number98.689
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceHoward Greenberg, Irvington, New York; given to MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The photograph is stamped in black, verso: "Print by Alexander Alland, Sr. / from Jacob A. Riis / original glass negative Ca 1888-1898". The photograph is stamped in black, verso: "Photograph by Alexander Alland / Series / Permission for reproduction of this / Photograph must be obtained".
The photograph is unsigned.

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