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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
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