Photograph by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1939
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 15/16 x 6 15/16 in. (20.2 x 17.7 cm)
Caption
Hole in the Wall - Union Square Park, New York City, 1939
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 51.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a shoe-shiner sleeping at his stand.
Place depicted
Union Square Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
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
2010.74.49
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55328b581-a538-45fb-92ad-ba51f6c77301

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