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Woman crossing street in Harlem at West 125th Street and Eighth Avenue, 1939

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Street Scenes

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Harlem, 1900-1970s

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Harlem, 1930s

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Woman crossing street in Harlem at West 125th Street and Eighth Avenue, 1939

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Title
Woman crossing street in Harlem at West 125th Street and Eighth Avenue, 1939
Names
Grossman, Sid, 1915-1955 (Photographer)
Collection

Street Scenes

Harlem, 1900-1970s

Harlem, 1930s

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Street Scenes
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Street Scenes, Box 1
Topics
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Business enterprises -- New York (N.Y.)
Clothing & dress -- New York (N.Y.)
Streets -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Extent: 21 x 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG03-F26
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15580587
Copy negative number: SC-CN-98-0054
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): df37bc10-c6e8-012f-9d24-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1915: Creator Born
  • 1939: Created
  • 1955: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Woman crossing street in Harlem at West 125th Street and Eighth Avenue, 1939" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a29d-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Woman crossing street in Harlem at West 125th Street and Eighth Avenue, 1939" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a29d-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1939). Woman crossing street in Harlem at West 125th Street and Eighth Avenue, 1939 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a29d-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

Wikipedia Citation

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Woman crossing street in Harlem at West 125th Street and Eighth Avenue, 1939