- 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.




