[African Americana]: [New York City]:

PS 89 Man Class June 1915 [caption title].

[New York: E. Gardner, 1915]. Sepia-toned silver gelatin photograph, 11 x 14 inches, mounted on card. Edge wear to mount, top corner of photograph and mount chipped, short closed tear to lower right edge, moderate dust-soiling and surface wear to image. Good. Item #4117

A large-format class photograph featuring the "Man Class" at PS 89 in Harlem in June 1915. The well-dressed and diverse class of young men pose with three of their teachers and/or administrators. The students appear to hail from a mixture of white, African American, and Italian American backgrounds. A few of the students hold pennants, noting the "PS 89 Patrol" and a banner celebrating the "Inter Class Basketball Championship of 1914-15." The photo credit at bottom left indicates the photograph was produced by the Gardner Studio at 68 West 116th Street in Harlem. Racially-diverse school photographs from this period are rather scarce.

Price: $300