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Woman with a baby sitting outside of building from which they had been evicted, in Harlem, New York

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5266678


Item data

Title

Woman with a baby sitting outside of building from which they had been evicted, in Harlem, New York

Collection

Austin Hansen photograph collection
Series VII: General Subjects
Evictions
Four families evicted from Apt. 56, at 64 Hamilton Terrace, after man they were subletting from failed to pay realtor

Names

Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1954 (Approximate)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Austin Hansen Collection

Subjects

African Americans -- Housing
Evictions
African American families
Mother and infant
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Genres

Photographs

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 2 6 cm ; black and white

Abstract

View of woman with a baby sitting outside of building from which they had been evicted, in Harlem, New York, circa 1954

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12017637
Archives ID: 533511
Archives EAD ID: 3396088
Photo Order: 54879
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 78822370-061b-0133-49ec-58d385a7bbd0

Access

© The Estate of Austin Hansen.

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Woman with a baby sitting outside of building from which they had been evicted, in Harlem, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78822370-061b-0133-49ec-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1954). Woman with a baby sitting outside of building from which they had been evicted, in Harlem, New York Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78822370-061b-0133-49ec-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Woman with a baby sitting outside of building from which they had been evicted, in Harlem, New York" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78822370-061b-0133-49ec-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia citation

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