Object Details
Photograph by
Joe Schwartz, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Caption
Serenaders of Kingsboro - Kingsboro Housing Project, 6th Walk, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 75.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a group of young men, two of whom play guitars, posing for the photograph. On the back is an inscription reading [BROWN BOOK I #9 - Ocean Hills, Bklyn Serenaders Kingsboro Project Troubadors - 1940s].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Date
1940s
Object number
2010.74.68
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
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Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 10 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (26.7 x 34 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
Place depicted
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Housing
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Photography
Urban life
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2010.74.68