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146 Cherry Street in the "Lung Block": Little Children Making the Best of Filthy Rear Yard

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Fred F. French Companies records

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Knickerbocker Village

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Title
146 Cherry Street in the "Lung Block": Little Children Making the Best of Filthy Rear Yard
Names
Fred F. French Companies (Creator)
Collection

Fred F. French Companies records

Photographs

Projects

Knickerbocker Village

Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1930 - 1933 (Approximate)
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 6206
Topics
Real property -- New York (State) -- New York
Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)
"Lung Block"
Little Italies
Slums
Streets -- New York (State) -- New York
Street photography
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Documentation photographs include images of a section of the Lower East Side known as the "lung block'" (so called owing to the high incidence of tuberculosis) that was razed to make way for Knickerbocker Village.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19807923
MSS Unit ID: 6206
Archives EAD ID: 516728
Photo Order: 64983
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 85413ed0-a586-013b-dab3-0242ac110004
Copyright Notice
© Fred F. French Companies. Courtesy Timon Malloy
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1930: Created (Approximate)
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "146 Cherry Street in the "Lung Block"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1930 - 1933. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6ad8ca0-a599-013b-7e56-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "146 Cherry Street in the "Lung Block"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6ad8ca0-a599-013b-7e56-0242ac110004

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1930 - 1933). 146 Cherry Street in the "Lung Block" Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6ad8ca0-a599-013b-7e56-0242ac110004

Wikipedia Citation

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146 Cherry Street in the "Lung Block"