Blind street musicians, West Memphis, Arkansas, Sept. 1935.
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Title
Blind street musicians, West Memphis, Arkansas, Sept. 1935.
Collection
Farm Security Administration Collection
Arkansas.
Ben Shahn.
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 (Photographer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1935-09
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Farm Security Administration Collection
Subjects
Arkansas
Violins
Street musicians
African American men
African American boys
West Memphis (Ark.)
Genres
Notes
Content: LOC negative # : 6017-M2 ; Schomburg negative # : SC-CN-82-152.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
Gelatin silver prints
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b22609769
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8ad198e0-c612-012f-2a7d-58d385a7bc34
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