Injured freight railroad brakeman on a binge with O'Conner, Chatham Square - Bowery, New York City

Collection Artwork

Artist

Edward Schwartz (Brooklyn, New York, 1906 – 2005, Toms River, New Jersey)

Title

Injured freight railroad brakeman on a binge with O'Conner, Chatham Square - Bowery, New York City

Creation date

1949

Materials

gelatin silver print

Dimensions

paper size: 9 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.
board size: 14 x 11 in.

Credit Line

The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum

Place of Creation

photographed in the Bowery, New York, New York, United States, North America

Accession Number

2020.31.248

Object Type

Photographs

Marks

Signed and dated in ink, on board
Signed, titled, and dated in ink, board verso
Two artist stamps, board verso

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