Photograph by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1940s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 9/16 x 12 1/2 in. (24.3 x 31.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 1/16 x 13 15/16 in. (28.1 x 35.4 cm)
Caption
See-Saw with Grandpa - Kingsboro, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 19.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of children on a seesaw. A man squats at the fulcrum point of one seesaw to manage the difference in children's weights.
Place depicted
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Families
Photography
Play
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.22
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5300be771-fef0-490f-a23f-acb15f4a13df

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