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Image Not Available for The Metropolitan Opera has its place in an old shabby looking house the back of which is covered with an old faded cloth.
The Metropolitan Opera has its place in an old shabby looking house the back of which is covered with an old faded cloth.
Image Not Available for The Metropolitan Opera has its place in an old shabby looking house the back of which is covered with an old faded cloth.

The Metropolitan Opera has its place in an old shabby looking house the back of which is covered with an old faded cloth.

Creator Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, 1898 - 1995)
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 25.4 x 19.8 cm (10 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
    Object number2002/5000
    LocationNot currently on display

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    1939
    Photograph
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    1934
    Photograph
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    1930s
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    1934
    Photograph
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    1931
    Photograph
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    An 'extra' girl lunches at an outdoor emporium. These outdoor food emporiums are very popular on the West Coast and are very inexpensive places in which to eat. Luncheons rarely cost more that .20 to .30 cents.
    Alfred Eisenstaedt
    1935
    Photograph
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    1932
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