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Description: The street scenes collection, compiled by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, consists primarily of photographs of streets in west and central Harlem, New York City, from the late 1800s to the 1970s.
Names: Albok, John, 1894-1982 (Photographer); Grossman, Sid, 1915-1955 (Photographer); Layne, Cecil (Photographer); Leipzig, Arthur, 1918-2014 (Photographer); Nichols, -1991 (Photographer); Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.). Photography Division; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (Compiler)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1890 - 1979
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division; Shelf locator: Sc Photo Street Scenes
Topics: African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); African Americans -- Social life and customs; City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); City children -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); City dwellers -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); Landscapes -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); Reproductions; Small business -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); Stats; Street photography -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); Transportation -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.); Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Genres: Photographs
Notes: Content: Collection consists mainly of views of streets in west and central Harlem, New York, from the late 1800s to the 1970s. Much of the collection covers the 1930s to the 1950s. Depicted are views of thoroughfares, such as 125th Street, 135th Street and Lenox Avenue; some residential buildings; local businesses and street vendors; theaters; transportation, including elevated subway lines; residents, particularly children, involved in various activities; and some street events. Also included are views of East Harlem, and photographic reproductions of paintings and drawings depicting the rural landscape and early development of Harlem and Upper Manhattan (ca. 1800s). Images documenting Harlem during the 1900s-1920s and 1960s-1970s are limited, as are depictions of colonial New York, other sections of New York City, and other U.S. cities.
Physical Description: Extent: 5 boxes 1.2 linear feet; Extent: 257 photographic prints : silver gelatin, black & white ; 26 x 21 cm. and smaller. 19 photographic prints : silver gelatin, black & white ; 41 x 51 cm. and smaller. 1 photographic print : col. ; 21 x 26 cm. 9 photographs : stats, black & white ; 16 x 23 cm. and smaller.
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: Other local Identifier: Sc Photo Street Scenes; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15580587; MSS Unit ID: 532319; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a4c384f0-4ea1-013d-c7bd-0242ac110002