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View of the northwest corner of West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, with the West 135th Street Branch of The New York Public Library (Schomburg Center) at left, 1920s

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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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View of the northwest corner of West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, with the West 135th Street Branch of The New York Public Library (Schomburg Center) at left, 1920s
Collection

Street Scenes

Harlem, 1900-1970s

Harlem, 1920s

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1920 - 1929
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.)
New York Public Library. 135th Street Branch
Buildings -- New York (N.Y.)
Streets -- New York (N.Y.)
Automobiles -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1920-1929
Horse-drawn vehicles -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Extent: 26 x 21 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG03-F26
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15580587
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f97b9700-c6e8-012f-2645-3c075448cc4b
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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)
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "View of the northwest corner of West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, with the West 135th Street Branch of The New York Public Library (Schomburg Center) at left, 1920s" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920 - 1929. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/870d6ff2-b7f7-ba58-e040-e00a1806567c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "View of the northwest corner of West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, with the West 135th Street Branch of The New York Public Library (Schomburg Center) at left, 1920s" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 3, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/870d6ff2-b7f7-ba58-e040-e00a1806567c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1920 - 1929). View of the northwest corner of West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, with the West 135th Street Branch of The New York Public Library (Schomburg Center) at left, 1920s Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/870d6ff2-b7f7-ba58-e040-e00a1806567c

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/870d6ff2-b7f7-ba58-e040-e00a1806567c | title= (still image) View of the northwest corner of West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, with the West 135th Street Branch of The New York Public Library (Schomburg Center) at left, 1920s, (1920 - 1929)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 3, 2023 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

View of the northwest corner of West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, with the West 135th Street Branch of The New York Public Library (Schomburg Center) at left, 1920s