(33776) Children Playing, Near East Side, Detroit

A group of children shoot marbles in the neighborhood alleyway. Hand-painted on the fence in the background is an advertisement for firewood for sale.

Part of a series of photographs taken of children in Detroit’s Near East Side. The area includes the Brush Park, Paradise Valley, and Black Bottom neighborhoods.

(33776) Children Playing, Near East Side, Detroit
Date: 
1930s-1940s
Physdesc: 
Photo negative
Photographer: 
Edward Stanton