Created by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
LaGuardia, Fiorello, American, 1882 - 1947
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1930s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Caption
Mayor of New York, Fiorello LaGuardia - at Labor Day Parade, 1930's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 209.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Fiorello LaGuardia wearing a light suit at a Labor Day parade. His hat appears blurred above his head, as he moves it. In the background is a U.S. flag, a partially visible sign, and another partially visible flag.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Amusements
Labor
Photography
Politics
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.154
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fbf62065-0bac-4cfd-8920-91a4221cab0a

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