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Group of Harlem youths recruited as street sweepers on 117th Street, ca. 1940s

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Group of Harlem youths recruited as street sweepers on 117th Street, ca. 1940s

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Title
Group of Harlem youths recruited as street sweepers on 117th Street, ca. 1940s
Collection

Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Street scenes

Harlem

Harlem, 1940s

Youths gathered with sanitation workers to sweep streets on 117th Street

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940 - 1949
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.)
African American children
Community life
Sanitation workers -- New York (N.Y.)
Youth organizations
Children -- Social life -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Adults depicted are probably community leaders, as well as members of the New York City Sanitation Department.
Physical Description
Extent: 21 x 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15580587
MSS Unit ID: 532319
Archives EAD ID: 3386000
Copy negative number: SC-CN-83-0070
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dac9f9f0-c6e8-012f-708f-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1940: Created (Approximate)
  • 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. "Group of Harlem youths recruited as street sweepers on 117th Street, ca. 1940s" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940 - 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2b2-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group of Harlem youths recruited as street sweepers on 117th Street, ca. 1940s" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2b2-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1940 - 1949). Group of Harlem youths recruited as street sweepers on 117th Street, ca. 1940s Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2b2-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

Wikipedia Citation

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Group of Harlem youths recruited as street sweepers on 117th Street, ca. 1940s