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): 10 1/2 x 9 11/16 in. (26.7 x 24.6 cm)
Caption
Finger Measuring - Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 79.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of boys playing marbles at the Kingsborough Houses. An inscription on the verso reads ["FINGER MEASUREMENTS" - 1940's at Kingsboro Housing VINTAGE].
Place depicted
Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Children
Housing
Photography
Play
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.71
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58900083d-b788-4898-9fab-f480e25f7dc6

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