(33776) Children Playing, Near East Side, Detroit

Posted January 26th, 2016 by eclemens

Edward Stanton Photographs
African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century
African Americans--Michigan--Detroit--Social conditions--20th century
Depressions--1929
Detroit (Mich.)
Urban Affairs

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.