Sidewalk circus sideshows
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| Title: | Sidewalk circus sideshows |
| Description: | Inscription: "Sidewalk circus sideshows. Outdoor children's circus sponsored by Board of Education's Division of Community Education at Public School 25, 787 Lafayette Ave, adds up to fun-filled panorama. In sideshow, George (Strong Man) Pearson, 9, of 744A Lafayette St. [lifting toy barbell] is center of attraction along with Lester Kaplan, 9, of 285 Van Buren St. and Billy Sideboard, 7, seated." Two boys on right are African American; seated boy is holding sign, "Blacky, the jail bird." |
| Date: | 1951 |
| Location: | Bedford Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| More Details: |
On verso: date inscribed: Aug. 20, 1951. Slightly cropped; retouched. Title from inscription on verso. |
| Collection: | Schools
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| Subject: |
Public School 25 (New York, N.Y.) African American boys School children Sideshows |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | SCHL 1286 |
