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Slum kitchen; Washington, D.C.; October 1937.

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Image ID

1260020


Item data

Title

Slum kitchen; Washington, D.C.; October 1937.

Collection

Farm Security Administration Collection
Washington, D.C.
Arthur Rothstein.

Names

United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1937-10

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Farm Security Administration Collection

Subjects

Washington (D.C.)
Interiors
Stoves
African American infants
African American mothers
Kitchen utensils

Genres

Photographs

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
Gelatin silver prints

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b22609769
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0609f6e0-c613-012f-46ae-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Slum kitchen; Washington, D.C.; October 1937." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0609f6e0-c613-012f-46ae-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. Slum kitchen; Washington, D.C.; October 1937. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0609f6e0-c613-012f-46ae-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Slum kitchen; Washington, D.C.; October 1937." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0609f6e0-c613-012f-46ae-58d385a7bc34

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