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 and Sheet): 9 7/16 x 7 15/16 in. (24 x 20.2 cm)
Caption
Shoe Shine Boy - Eastern Parkway, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 48.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a boy preparing to shine shoes by pouring shine onto a brush.
Place depicted
Eastern Parkway, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Children
Labor
Photography
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.45
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529a472f8-f81b-4a92-85ff-1b5f4b49b1cf

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