This street scene attempted to showcase everyday life in Harlem, New York.
Until its dissolution in 1999, the U.S. Information Agency used photographs like this in programs and publications representing the United States to international audiences.
Harlem Street Scene
- 1942
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 596089
Full Citation: 306-PS-543-50-4743; Photograph of a Harlem Street Scene; 1942; Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953–ca. 1994; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/harlem-street-scene/, April 21, 2026]
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