Created by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1940s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. (26.4 x 34.3 cm)
Caption
Like Iwo Flag Raising - Interracial working crew, Kingsboro Housing Project, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 142.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of four men moving a tree. The way they are positioned invokes the photograph of Marines raising the American flag at Iwo Jima.
Place depicted
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Photography
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.108
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b429f9e-e4af-4f42-b9e4-f48b7c7dbd7d

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