Street Folk-Game, Punch Ball

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Object Details

Photograph by

Joe Schwartz, American, 1913 - 2013

Subject of

Unidentified Child or Children

Unidentified Man or Men

Caption

Street Folk-Game, Punch Ball - DeKalb Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's

Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 42.

Description

A black-and-white photograph of boys playing a ball game in the street.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family

Date

1930s

Object number

2010.74.41

Restrictions & Rights

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (26.7 x 34.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 14 in. (27.8 x 35.6 cm)

Place depicted

Dekalb Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Children

Photography

Recreation

Urban life

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed85e8b1-bb19-434e-a7f7-753818ac4763

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.74.41