Photograph by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1940s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 10 15/16 x 14 1/4 in. (27.8 x 36.2 cm)
Caption
First Telephone Company Strike - Downtown, Manhattan, New York, 1930's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 29.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a mounted police officer patrolling a Manhattan street during a strike of telephone workers. A mass of people gathered along the sidewalk are visible behind the officer and his horse. On the verso is an inscription reading [1st Telephone Co. Strike NYC - 1940's].
Place depicted
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Activism
Labor
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.30
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca6a243c-5e73-4bf6-a02c-cecdbc0580ba

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