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Street scene of men standing around a construction site

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Rómulo Lachatañeré photographs of New York City and Puerto Rico

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Title
Street scene of men standing around a construction site
Names
Lachatañeré, Rómulo (Photographer)
Collection

Rómulo Lachatañeré photographs of New York City and Puerto Rico

New York City

Construction

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1947 - 1951
Place: New York City
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Portfolio (Lachatañeré, R.)
Topics
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
City & town life -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
Street life -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22630276
MSS Unit ID: 186574
Archives EAD ID: 3664523
NYPL Exhibition ID: SC 24.706.024
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 77fdf9c0-f5c5-013c-ceba-0242ac110003
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

  • 1947: Created (Approximate)
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Street scene of men standing around a construction site" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1947 - 1951. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/781dc1a0-f5c5-013c-ebad-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Street scene of men standing around a construction site" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 24, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/781dc1a0-f5c5-013c-ebad-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1947 - 1951). Street scene of men standing around a construction site Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/781dc1a0-f5c5-013c-ebad-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Street scene of men standing around a construction site