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Aerial view of Harlem, looking southeast, possibly from Edgecombe Avenue above Colonial (now Jackie Robinson) Park, in 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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Harlem

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Harlem, 1930s

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Aerial view of Harlem, looking southeast, possibly from Edgecombe Avenue above Colonial (now Jackie Robinson) Park, in 1939

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Title
Aerial view of Harlem, looking southeast, possibly from Edgecombe Avenue above Colonial (now Jackie Robinson) Park, in 1939
Names
Grossman, Sid, 1915-1955 (Photographer)
Collection

Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Street scenes

Harlem

Harlem, 1930s

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.)
Apartment houses -- New York (N.Y.)
Buildings -- New York (N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Extent: 21 x 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15580587
MSS Unit ID: 532319
Copy negative number: SC-CN-98-0050
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 07702e30-c6e9-012f-4295-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1915: Creator Born
  • 1939: Created
  • 1955: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Aerial view of Harlem, looking southeast, possibly from Edgecombe Avenue above Colonial (now Jackie Robinson) Park, in 1939" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2b1-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Aerial view of Harlem, looking southeast, possibly from Edgecombe Avenue above Colonial (now Jackie Robinson) Park, in 1939" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2b1-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1939). Aerial view of Harlem, looking southeast, possibly from Edgecombe Avenue above Colonial (now Jackie Robinson) Park, in 1939 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2b1-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2b1-388d-e040-e00a180601f1 | title= (still image) Aerial view of Harlem, looking southeast, possibly from Edgecombe Avenue above Colonial (now Jackie Robinson) Park, in 1939, (1939)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 15, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Aerial view of Harlem, looking southeast, possibly from Edgecombe Avenue above Colonial (now Jackie Robinson) Park, in 1939