- Created by
- Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1930s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (34.9 x 27.6 cm)
- Caption
- The Feminist - Broadway, Near Houstan Street, New York City, 1930's
- Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 165.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an elderly woman, arms akimbo, carrying a bag of rice on her head.
- Place depicted
- Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- 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
- 2010.74.128
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Joe Schwartz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




