- Photograph by
- Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Printed by
- Sunshine Color Lab, American
- Date
- 1980; printed 2010
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 1/8 × 13 11/16 in. (23.2 × 34.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- This color photograph shows young boys opening a fire hydrant on a summer day in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, in 1980. One boy opens the hydrant, while the other five stand to the side on the sidewalk. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the title and photographer Jamel Shabazz’s signature.
- Place depicted
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- "Back in the Days"
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- portraits
- digital prints
- Topic
- Children
- Communities
- Identity
- Photography
- Play
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz
- Object number
- 2014.84.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jamel Shabazz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




