Berneice Abbott, "Changing New York" Project. The photographer worked for the Federal Art Project from 1935-1939.
From Wikipedia: Abbott's project was primarily a sociological study embedded within modernist aesthetic practices. She sought to create a broadly inclusive collection of photographs that together suggest a vital interaction between three aspects of urban life: the diverse people of the city; the places they live, work and play; and their daily activities. It was intended to empower people by making them realize that their environment was a consequence of their collective behavior (and vice versa). Moreover, she avoided the merely pretty in favor of what she described as "fantastic" contrasts between the old and the new, and chose her camera angles and lenses to create compositions that either stabilized a subject (if she approved of it), or destabilized it (if she scorned it).
Wikipedia Reference: Wikipedia contributors, "Berenice Abbott," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berenice_Abbott&oldid=737304869(accessed September 5, 2016).