MOMENTS IN STATEN ISLAND'S
BLACK HERITAGE

GALLERY VIEW THREE
An exhibit at
The Alice Austen House Museum


Image of Exhibit
From Moments in Staten Island's Black Heritage, Alice Austen House Museum. Photo by Kim DeCicco.


Occupational opportunities were not limited to Staten Island. If an individual was able and willing, or if their situation demanded it, they could travel to Manhattan for work. In these photographs, two men were doing work at the Fulton Fish Market while another plied his trade of knife sharpening along the street.


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Prepared by Kim DeCicco, for HST 594--Independent Study--Public History, with assistance from Professor Catherine Lavender, Department of History, The College of Staten Island/CUNY. Last updated: Monday 17 July 2000.