Photographic print of Pittsburgh Courier paper boys
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 × 11 1/2 in. (22.9 × 29.2 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of three Pittsburgh Courier paper boys. Two are seated on a bench while the third stands to the far left and is mostly hidden from view, save the bottom third of his smiling face and the right side of his body. The seated boys wear caps and black overcoats. The boy on the right smiles at the camera, while the boy in the center smiles, looking off camera, to the left. The boy in the middle also has a bag hanging from his proper right shoulder. To the far right, is a poster advertising a concert given by the Jubalaires on April 20th, 1947. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Place depicted
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black Press
- Children
- Labor
- Mass media
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.69
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.