About This Item

  • Call NumberHERZ_0282
  • TitleMrs. Fishberg
  • SummaryClose-up of Mrs. Fishberg looking at produce on large scale at outdoor market on Prospect Place in Brownsville; African American man wearing winter coat and hat standing on far left, several other people in right background, and portions of several buildings in background; awning in left background has sign, "Poultry."
  • Date1962
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: photographer's stamp. On verso: "Mrs. Fishberg raised 4 children as saleslady on the pushcarts for 42 years; 2 days before closing of the Prospect Place area on 3/19/62." Title from inscription on verso.
  • CreatorHerzberg, Irving I. [photographer]
  • SubjectAfrican American men ; Markets -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection
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  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection ; Folder: Prospect Place market