- Photograph by
- Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1930s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.5 x 17.8 cm)
- Caption
- Horses Ass - Parade Duty, Broadway, 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 parade route. On the verso is an inscription reading [NEW YORK'S-FINEST HORSE'S ASS ON PARADE DUTY].
- Place depicted
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Amusements
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
- Object number
- 2010.74.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Joe Schwartz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




