Newsboy Harry Degen

Alice Austen1896-04-22

Alice Austen House
Staten Island, NY, United States

Here, Harry Degen hands out newspapers on 42nd St. When asked why she took photographs, Alice responded that she knew her world would not last forever. Alice's remarkable photography captured the 19th-century personalities of New York City; today, the popular photo series by Brandon Stanton, Humans of New York, embodies a similar spirit.

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Title: Newsboy Harry Degen
Creator: Alice Austen
Date Created: 1896-04-22
Location: New York City
Subject Keywords: Street Types, Newsboy, Newspaper, Boy, Child, 42nd Street, Manhattan
Type: Photograph

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