Age / Date Circa late 1930s – early 1940s (pre-Verrazzano era) Location New York City waterfront (likely Brooklyn / Coney Island / Staten Island area) Materials / Process Original gelatin silver photographic prints on fiber-based paper Format Small-format prints (likely contact prints or early enlargements from 35mm or medium format negatives) Subject Matter Industrial bridge structures, piers, gantries, lifting mechanisms, and waterfront infrastructure documented from multiple angles and distances Photographer Anonymous (vernacular photographer; possibly serious amateur or Photo League–influenced) Style / Context American documentary modernism; vernacular photography in the tradition of the New York Photo League and WPA-era infrastructure studies Condition Good vintage condition with expected age-related wear (minor curling, surface gloss variation, light handling marks consistent with period prints) Notes These images predate the construction of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and should not be attributed to it. They represent earlier New York industrial waterfront structures and bridge approaches.

3 1/2” x 3 1/2 “