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Herzberg's Subway

Irving Herzberg (b. 1915- d. 1991) took an interest in documenting the quieter moments of daily life, from Orthodox Jews in Williamsburg to beachgoers lounging at the shore at Coney Island. His collection spans his work from 1945 up until his death in 1991.

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Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue Station
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Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue Station

Young woman in curlers and shorts holding blanket (possibly beach blanket) and sitting on subway between two fair-haired girls (probably her daughters or younger sisters); girl on left in shorts, with blanket on lap; girl on right looking into camera; subway route signs ("Coney Island") behind girl on right.
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Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue Station
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Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue Station

Young man sleeping, wearing plaid shirt and dark jacket and elderly man wearing glases and dark suit; both are sitting on subway with destination signs
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Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue Station
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Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue Station

Woman with pearl necklace, lacy dress, handbag, and one dress glove sitting on subway; crumpled newspapers at her feet; subway route signs ("Coney Island . . . Av-Houston -- Express") behind her.
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Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue Station
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Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue Station

Two men, both with fedora hats and overcoats, sitting on subway and reading newspapers (headlines: "Filed, but Never Forgotten," "A Perfect Letdown from Space"); younger, hatless man at left, looking on; subway route signs behind man in middle.
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Sheepshead Bay Station, BMT Brighton Line
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Sheepshead Bay Station, BMT Brighton Line

Elderly man wearing fedora and dark overcoat and holding cigar, elderly woman wearing hat and dark winter coat and holding paper bag, and young woman wearing hat and light-colored, double-breasted winter coat, and gloves; all are sitting on subway with destination sign, "Coney Island," and portion of subway line, "Broad\[way Ex]p," in background.
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Seventh Avenue Station (BMT Brighton Line)
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Seventh Avenue Station (BMT Brighton Line)

Three schoolgirls, all wearing overcoats, sitting on subway; left to right: white girl with head scarf reading paperback book, girl looking to side and gesturing with hands, girl with satchel on lap looking into camera; subway map behind girls on left.
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Seventh Avenue Station (BMT Brighton Line)
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Seventh Avenue Station (BMT Brighton Line)

\[Family group of grandmother, two daughters, and three grandchildren] Probable family group of grandmother, two daughers, and three grandchildren sitting on subway; all women wearing overcoats and scarfs; daughter in middle holding baby wrapped in bundle; two granddaughters at right, younger one leaning against grandmother, older one reading newspaper comics; portion of subway map and subway line sign ("Broadway Exp\[ress]") behind women.
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Kings Highway Station
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Kings Highway Station

\[Two women, one with fur hat] Two women, both with overcoats, sitting on subway; woman on left with head scarf over hat; woman on right with large fur hat and notebook covering most of her face; subway route sign partially visible behind woman on left.
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High Street Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
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High Street Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

\[Middle aged woman looking into purse] Middle aged woman with overcoat and head scarf sitting on subway and looking down or into purse on her lap; middle aged man with overcoat, cap, and glasses next to her, looking sharply to right; subway map behind her; subway route sign ("Brooklyn Br\[idge]") behind him.
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High Street Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
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High Street Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

\[Two women in conversation] Two women in conversation, both with fur coats and dress gloves (one with glasses), sitting on subway between two men (one with glasses and fedora hat); man at far left; subway map partially visible at left.
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South Ferry Station, (IRT Elevated Lines and Subway)
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South Ferry Station, (IRT Elevated Lines and Subway)

\[Young couple touching hands] Young couple sitting on subway, touching hands, and conversing -- he in open-necked, striped shirt, she with dark dress and umbrella; middle aged woman next to them; subway route sign ("South Ferry") behind them.
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New Lots Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)
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New Lots Avenue station (BMT Canarsie Line)

\[Sunrise at Campobello] Four adults sitting on subway; left to right: woman (slightly blurred) holding package, woman with head scarf, woman with head scarf; man with hat and tie; all wearing overcoats; advertisement for play ("Ralph Bellamy -- Sunrise at Campobello") behind figures on right; subway route sign ("New Lots") behind figures on left.
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Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line
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Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street Station, IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line

\[Five adults, one with baby] Five adults, all with overcoats, sitting on subway with open doors at elevated station; in middle, man with mustache and glasses flanked by young women, one reading book or magazine, other gazing upward; at far right middle aged woman with head scarf and glasses looking into camera; at far left woman in profile holding baby dressed in winter clothes; subway map and route signs ("242 St-B'way/Flatbush Av") behind heads of middle passengers.
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