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Fulton fish market, New York City – Antique Print

Fulton fish market, New York City, [1930-1950] — historic photograph
Fulton fish market, New York City, [1930-1950]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Fulton fish market, New York City

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The Fulton Fish Market sat on the East River waterfront at the foot of Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, where boats unloaded their catch onto the piers and wholesalers sold it by the crate before dawn. This print, dated to roughly 1930 to 1950 by the Library of Congress, shows the working waterfront that made the market one of the busiest seafood hubs on the East Coast. Its long history stretches back to the early 1800s, and the cluster of piers and sheds in pictures like this one reflects a trade that depended on daylight-free hours, cold storage and fast handling. Look closely at the wharves and the way goods moved across them to see how the market operated before refrigerated trucking reshaped it.

Created / published[1930-1950]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1930-1950.
SubjectsFulton Fish Market (New York, N.Y.) Markets--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Piers & wharves--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,249 × 5,219 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-147806

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