Abraham Abramowitz did a number of prints for the New York WPA-PWAP (Public Works of Art Project) that depicted life on the streets of New York, the bread lines and flop houses and a few images like this - New Yorkers celebrating the New Year, perhaps in Times Square, anticipating a better year and thankful for having survived the past year.
This image was created on the end-grain of a block of wood, using engraving tools to carve the subtle white lines that create the image.