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Seventh Avenue, looking north from West 125th Street, in Harlem, New York City, 1934

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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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Seventh Avenue, looking north from West 125th Street, in Harlem, New York City, 1934

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Title
Seventh Avenue, looking north from West 125th Street, in Harlem, New York City, 1934
Collection

Street Scenes

Harlem, 1900-1970s

Harlem, 1930s

Dates / Origin
Date Captured: 1934-09-24
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.)
Seventh Avenue (Manhattan, New York, N.Y.)
Streets -- New York (N.Y.)
Commercial streets
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: The RKO Alhambra Theater is on the left; the steeple of the Salem Methodist Episcopal Church is in the center background.
Physical Description
Extent: 21 x 25 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG03-F26
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15580587
Photo Order: 50774
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 827013d0-c621-0130-b80d-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1934: Captured
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Seventh Avenue, looking north from West 125th Street, in Harlem, New York City, 1934" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45aff4c0-c630-0130-9e95-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Seventh Avenue, looking north from West 125th Street, in Harlem, New York City, 1934" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45aff4c0-c630-0130-9e95-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. Seventh Avenue, looking north from West 125th Street, in Harlem, New York City, 1934 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45aff4c0-c630-0130-9e95-58d385a7bbd0

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Seventh Avenue, looking north from West 125th Street, in Harlem, New York City, 1934