Title: | Three Photos of a 1930s Street Sweeper |
Keywords: | On the Job, work;History;Cleaning;Hand broom;Litter;Sanitation worker;Sweeping - hand;Uniform |
Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2007 |
Abstract: | Prints of three negatives, two on top, one centered on bottom, on single page; black background/border. 1930s-era street sweeper is shown working in each print. He wears a uniform of a white shirt with a DSNY patch on the shoulder and a white police-style cap, and dark work pants. Clockwise from top, the first print shows him on a curb holding a carry can and hand broom. Two boys and a man are visible behind him. Next, on same curb, he sweeps litter with the hand broom. In the bottom photo, on the same curb, he holds a wheeled cart with rolled-up hose. |
Description: | Black and white glossy print of three negatives, 8" x 10," on same page. Verso: Blue magic marker handwriting reads "#770 1938" (possible year?). Provenance: Removed from site by Robin Nagle, 9/07. Found in manila folder labeled "1930." |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/23705 |
Appears in Collections: | NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project |
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DSNYM-20071011-EJ-07.tif | 83.5 MB | TIFF | View/Open |
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