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): 10 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (26.7 x 34 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
Caption
Serenaders of Kingsboro - Kingsboro Housing Project, 6th Walk, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 75.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a group of young men, two of whom play guitars, posing for the photograph. On the back is an inscription reading [BROWN BOOK I #9 - Ocean Hills, Bklyn Serenaders Kingsboro Project Troubadors - 1940s].
Place depicted
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Housing
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
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
2010.74.68
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b7a0702-ff69-4156-9402-41e5c0c7a777

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