[476 Broadway, New York]
1870
![[476 Broadway, New York] by Unknown](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/476-broadway-new-york-270327.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (32.4 × 24.7 cm) Mount: 15 × 11 1/8 in. (38.1 × 28.3 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of A. Hyatt Mayor, 1960
Accession Number
60.725
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into 1870s New York City with this captivating albumen silver print titled *[476 Broadway, New York. Captured by an unknown photographer, this image freezes a bustling slice of Broadway—a vibrant commercial hub lined with buildings, street scenes, and eye-catching signs and advertisements. Measuring 12 3/4 × 9 3/4 inches on its mount, it offers a window into the city's rapid post-Civil War growth, skyscrapers were rising and commerce thrived. The medium, an albumen silver print made from a glass negative, the gold standard of 19th-century photography. Albumen, derived from egg whites, pr...
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...