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Bird's eye view of West 125th Street, Harlem, looking west from Seventh Avenue, 1943

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

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Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Street scenes

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Harlem

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Harlem, 1940s

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Bird's eye view of West 125th Street, Harlem, looking west from Seventh Avenue, 1943

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Bird's eye view of West 125th Street, Harlem, looking west from Seventh Avenue, 1943
Collection

Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Street scenes

Harlem

Harlem, 1940s

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1943
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Street Scenes
Topics
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Cable cars (Streetcars)
Buildings -- New York (N.Y.)
Commercial streets -- New York (N.Y.)
Business districts -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15580587
MSS Unit ID: 532319
Copy negative number: SC-CN-89-0071
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bc083d20-c6e8-012f-5a90-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1943: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Bird's eye view of West 125th Street, Harlem, looking west from Seventh Avenue, 1943" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1943. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74e15565-41f9-f45a-e040-e00a18066a9b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Bird's eye view of West 125th Street, Harlem, looking west from Seventh Avenue, 1943" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74e15565-41f9-f45a-e040-e00a18066a9b

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1943). Bird's eye view of West 125th Street, Harlem, looking west from Seventh Avenue, 1943 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74e15565-41f9-f45a-e040-e00a18066a9b

Wikipedia Citation

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Bird's eye view of West 125th Street, Harlem, looking west from Seventh Avenue, 1943