Title

Street hawker selling Consumer's..., 42nd Street and Madison Avenue, New York City, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

42nd Street and Madison Avenue. Street hawker selling Consumer's Bureau Guide. New York City. [Sign: 'A Consumer's Research Organization. Tells which brands are best values. Savings up to 50% on some. How to secure discounts up to 33% on your purchases, cut 67% selling expenses. How to save up to 50% on insurance. Secure better protection. Pitfalls to avoid. Poisons in foods. Which brands of catsup contained worms & cockroaches? Over 500 products & services rated.']

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A51_470

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,2Mb (1,5Mb) / 13,7in x 14,5in / 4124 x 4340 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male library job man men sell selling information economics New York City country money finance trade guy occupation photography advertisement advertising consumerism location century seller advert profession insurance savings guide advice thirties concept depression negative recession B&W contamination new york state street scene ad contaminated Library of Congress street vendor street seller publication United States of America black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century Great Depression sandwich board American America USA sandwich man street trader TGN street photograph united states Congressional Library Heritage Art Dorothea Lange Lange Dorothea Taylor Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange Taylor Russell Lee Lee Russell Farm Security Administration FSA Office of War Information OWI Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn Nutzhorn Dorothea Margaretta nitrate negative still image Nitrate negatives. gmgpc Consumer's Bureau Guide