- Created by
- Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
- Caption
- They Gave Their Best for Democracy - Brooklyn, New York, 1947
- Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 188.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of men playing cards on the sidewalk. On the wall behind them, a poster that says "OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE" with a list of servicemen.
- Place depicted
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Photography
- Recreation
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
- Object number
- 2010.74.140
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Joe Schwartz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




