(SUBURBS) Post war scene of a housewife and her children in

Sale 2411 - Lot 279

Price Realized: $ 500

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

(SUBURBS)
Post-war scene of a housewife and her children in front of their new home in Levittown, Long Island. Ferrotyped silver print, 7 1/2x9 1/4 inches (19.1x23.5 cm.), with hand stamps, notations, and a newspaper clipping on verso. 1948

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Levittown, the first mass-produced suburb, is widely regarded as the archetype for postwar suburbs throughout the country. The clipping notes "The Levitts [who were the developers] are tremendously proud of this project, [and] changed the name from Island Trees to Levittown over tenant objections."