Family--New York City no number 1954

"Family--New York City no number" is a contact sheet from a roll of film taken by Robert Frank in 1954. The contact sheet features numerous frames of a family in New York City. It is a powerful example of Frank's "The Americans" series, a collection of photographs that captured the social and economic realities of post-war America. The series used a candid, documentary style, and Frank's images are often characterized by their gritty realism and emotional depth.