Photograph by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1930s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 3/8 x 12 13/16 in. (23.8 x 32.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 x 14 in. (27.7 x 35.6 cm)
Caption
Hand and Foot Wrestle Kid-Folk Game - Upper Manhattan, New York, 1930's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 46.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of boys playing a two-person game where the contestants plant their right feet next to each other and then attempt to force each other off the spot. The first to shift their pivot foot loses.
Place depicted
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Children
Photography
Play
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.44
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53d2b6ea7-ccf8-4e3b-ad8b-3c6d583aaf52

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