SummaryClose-up of two Hasidic men standing on Williamsburg sidewalk, on day before Yom Kippur, behind table covered with books and bags; man on left is gesturing with left hand and man on right has left hand on hat; both men have paper bags under their right arms; sign in Yiddish on building behind them, presumably a bath house, reads: "Sweat bath."
NoteOn verso: date stamped: May, 1965; photographer's stamp. On verso: "Prayer books and soft slippers sold in the streets." Title from inscription on verso.
Cite AsIrving I. Herzberg photograph collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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