Details
Title [African American construction crew installing a utility pole] [graphic].
Publisher [United States]
Publisher UNITED STATES. 1925
Date [ca. 1925]
Physical Description 1 photograph : gelatin silver ; sheet 26 x 21 cm (10 x 8 in.)
Description Scene of a crew of African American men construction workers nearing completion of the installation of a utility pole along a cobblestone city street lined with homes and businesses. Most of the crew members hold their mallets on their shoulders and wait on the sidewalk as another laborer retrieves a long pipe from their nearby utility truck. A mound of freshly dug dirt is piled near his feet. A white pedestrian observes the scene. A gas station is visible on the opposite side of the street.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from photographic medium and attire of the sitters.
Purchase 1989.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject African American construction workers.
African American men.
Construction -- United States.
Utility poles -- United States.
African American laborers -- United States.
Genre Gelatin silver prints -- 1920-1930.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - unidentified - construction [P.9260.603]
Accession number P.9260.603