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Harlem loiterers, 1939

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Image ID

1800869


Item data

Title

Harlem loiterers, 1939

Collection

Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Street scenes
Harlem
Harlem, 1930s

Names

Grossman, Sid, 1915-1955 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1939

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Street Scenes

Subjects

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
African Americans -- Clothing & dress -- New York (N.Y.)
African Americans -- Social life -- New York (N.Y.)
Street life -- New York (N.Y.)
Men -- Clothing & dress -- New York (N.Y.)

Genres

Photographs

Physical Description

Extent: 19 x 15 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15580587
Archives ID: 532319
copy negative number: SC-CN-84-0042
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ea9a2e10-c6e8-012f-5faf-3c075448cc4b

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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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Harlem loiterers, 1939" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea9a2e10-c6e8-012f-5faf-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1939). Harlem loiterers, 1939 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea9a2e10-c6e8-012f-5faf-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Harlem loiterers, 1939" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea9a2e10-c6e8-012f-5faf-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia citation

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