Three Photos of a 1930s Street Sweeper

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.date.accessioned	2007-10-16T13:33:43Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-10-16T13:33:43Z	-
dc.date.created	Uploaded by Elaine Jackson on 10/16/07. Original photograph taken in the 1930s, possibly 1938.	-
dc.date.issued	2007-10-16T13:33:43Z	-
dc.identifier.other	#770 1938	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2451/23705	-
dc.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."	en
dc.description.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.	en
dc.format.extent	85506340 bytes	-
dc.format.mimetype	image/tiff	-
dc.subject	On the Job, work	en
dc.subject	History	en
dc.subject	Cleaning	en
dc.subject	Hand broom	en
dc.subject	Litter	en
dc.subject	Sanitation worker	en
dc.subject	Sweeping - hand	en
dc.subject	Uniform	en
dc.title	Three Photos of a 1930s Street Sweeper	en
dc.type	Image	en
Appears in Collections:	NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project

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