<I>New York Street Scene</I>
date: label: Date
content: early 1960's; printed later
name: label: Photograph by
content: Frank Espada, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: A digital print depicting a black-and-white image of a street scene in New York City. There are people of all ages in the scene. Most appear to be on the sidewalk, with a few people standing on the street near the sidewalk. Some people appear to be in motion while others are standing or sitting on a stoop. There are three children who appear to be playing with a string.
label: Description
content: Slightly off centered to the left in the image is the back of a hexagon-shaped street sign. A young girl is posing with the post, facing away from the camera. Towards the center of the photograph is a religious figure in a habit, possibly a Catholic nun based on the cowl. They are a holding a cloth to their nose and mouth with their proper right hand while carrying a book with a bookmark of a dangling cross and a came with their proper left arm. With them is a carrito de compras, or a portable shopping cart.
label: Description
content: The photograph does not have any inscriptions, front of back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Play
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.53.4
objectType: label: Type
content: digital prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Frank Espada
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on photographic paper, cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm)