A Great Sunday
- Photograph by
- Harsley, Alex, American, born 1938
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 1/4 x 18 3/8 in. (31.1 x 46.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a large crowd of men standing at then entrance and in front of the 369th Regiment Armory at 2366 Fifth Avenue in Harlem. The arch over the armory door reads "369TH INFANTRY N.Y. N.G." Many of the men wear light shirts and hats and most look towards the armory entrance. At right are two flags standing attached to the fence in front of the armory. Between them, a man stands apart and looking over the crowd, holding a book in his proper left hand. At bottom right, a man is turned around looking directly at the camera while holding a handkerchief to his face. The title and date are inscribed just below the image at bottom center: [A GREAT SUNDAY 1959] along with the photographer's signature [Al Harsley]; there are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Communities
- Men
- Photography
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.147.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.