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Items View of Sugar Hill (upper right), Colonial Park (lower left) and Bradhurst Avenue looking south, in Harlem, August 1, 1938

View of Sugar Hill (upper right), Colonial Park (lower left) and Bradhurst Avenue looking south, in Harlem, August 1, 1938: [recto only]

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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, 1930s

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Sugar Hill looking south from Bradhurst Avenue

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Title
View of Sugar Hill (upper right), Colonial Park (lower left) and Bradhurst Avenue looking south, in Harlem, August 1, 1938: [recto only]
Names
Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Collection

Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Street scenes

Harlem

Harlem, 1930s

Sugar Hill looking south from Bradhurst Avenue

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938-08-01
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.)
Streets -- New York (N.Y.)
Buildings -- New York (N.Y.)
Parks -- 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
Archives EAD ID: 3385967
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 037ce530-c6e9-012f-d0d5-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1938: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "View of Sugar Hill (upper right), Colonial Park (lower left) and Bradhurst Avenue looking south, in Harlem, August 1, 1938" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/771565e0-3bca-0134-248d-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "View of Sugar Hill (upper right), Colonial Park (lower left) and Bradhurst Avenue looking south, in Harlem, August 1, 1938" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/771565e0-3bca-0134-248d-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). View of Sugar Hill (upper right), Colonial Park (lower left) and Bradhurst Avenue looking south, in Harlem, August 1, 1938 Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/771565e0-3bca-0134-248d-00505686a51c

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/771565e0-3bca-0134-248d-00505686a51c | title= (still image) View of Sugar Hill (upper right), Colonial Park (lower left) and Bradhurst Avenue looking south, in Harlem, August 1, 1938, (1938)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 25, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

View of Sugar Hill (upper right), Colonial Park (lower left) and Bradhurst Avenue looking south, in Harlem, August 1, 1938