Created by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1945
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Caption
Catching Up - Barrack Lovers, San Leandro Naval Hospital, California, 1945
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 186.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of two couples kissing passionately on a sidewalk at the San Leandro Naval Hospital. An inscription on the verso reads ["MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME"].
Place depicted
San Leandro, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Photography
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
2010.74.138
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5efe3ea41-93aa-42f2-a96a-8ef097cfde97

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