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Street vendors underneath the elevated train line near the corner of West 145th Street and Ninth Avenue, Harlem, New York, 1939

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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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Title
Street vendors underneath the elevated train line near the corner of West 145th Street and Ninth Avenue, Harlem, New York, 1939
Names
Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.) (Sponsor)
Pollard, Aubrey (Photographer)
Collection

Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Street scenes

Harlem

Harlem, 1930s

Street vendors under elevated train at West 145th Street and Eighth Avenue

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1939
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 business enterprises
Commercial streets -- New York (N.Y.)
Food vendors -- New York (N.Y.)
Elevated railroads -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Extent: 26 x 21 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15580587
MSS Unit ID: 532319
Archives EAD ID: 3381189
Copy negative number: SC-CN-82-0064
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 15597af0-c6e9-012f-bab9-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1939: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Street vendors underneath the elevated train line near the corner of West 145th Street and Ninth Avenue, Harlem, New York, 1939" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdf3fbe-a585-88d6-e040-e00a1806445a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Street vendors underneath the elevated train line near the corner of West 145th Street and Ninth Avenue, Harlem, New York, 1939" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdf3fbe-a585-88d6-e040-e00a1806445a

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1939). Street vendors underneath the elevated train line near the corner of West 145th Street and Ninth Avenue, Harlem, New York, 1939 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdf3fbe-a585-88d6-e040-e00a1806445a

Wikipedia Citation

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Street vendors underneath the elevated train line near the corner of West 145th Street and Ninth Avenue, Harlem, New York, 1939