Photograph by:

Joe Schwartz, American, 1913 - 2013  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 9 9/16 x 12 1/2 in. (24.3 x 31.7 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 1/16 x 13 15/16 in. (28.1 x 35.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1940s

Caption:

See-Saw with Grandpa - Kingsboro, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's

Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 19.

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of children on a seesaw. A man squats at the fulcrum point of one seesaw to manage the difference in children's weights.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Families  Search this

Photography  Search this

Play  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family

Object number:

2010.74.22

Restrictions & Rights:

© Joe Schwartz

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5300be771-fef0-490f-a23f-acb15f4a13df

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.74.22