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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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