Created by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
ca. 1939
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Caption
Thinking of Home - 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York, 1939
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 185.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a sailor mailing a letter on a New York sidewalk.
Place depicted
42nd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Military
Photography
Urban life
World War II
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.137
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a3cd922-118c-410c-807e-d2de81217044

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