Ilse Bing (March 23, 1899-March 10, 1998) was a leading photojournalist and commercial photographer during the 30s and 40s.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilse_Bing

New York Public Library by Ilse Bing
1949 / Gelatin silver print / 13 7/16″x9 5/8″ / Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

Ilse Bing on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/ilse-bing/

Further reading:
https://www.moma.org/artists/561
https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/ilse-bing-working-methods
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/bing-ilse