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View looking north on Lenox Avenue from northeast corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street, Harlem, New York

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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, 1920s

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Title
View looking north on Lenox Avenue from northeast corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street, Harlem, New York
Collection

Street Scenes

Harlem, 1900-1970s

Harlem, 1920s

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1920 - 1929 (Approximate)
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
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Street Scenes / Box 1, folder 4
Topics
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Streets -- New York (State) -- New York
City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York
African American neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Additional physical form: Copy negative no. SC-CN-92-0464
Physical Description
Contact sheets
Extent: 10 x 6 cm ; black and white
Image from contact sheet of two images.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG03-F26
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15580587
Photo Order: 57846
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f53f1fa0-21f7-0135-bb4d-3395b63d2e82
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1920: Created (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "View looking north on Lenox Avenue from northeast corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street, Harlem, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920 - 1929. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c74bb30-220a-0135-b90d-069c1237eaa2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "View looking north on Lenox Avenue from northeast corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street, Harlem, New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c74bb30-220a-0135-b90d-069c1237eaa2

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1920 - 1929). View looking north on Lenox Avenue from northeast corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street, Harlem, New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c74bb30-220a-0135-b90d-069c1237eaa2

Wikipedia Citation

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View looking north on Lenox Avenue from northeast corner of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street, Harlem, New York