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Harlem Apartment Building Photographs 1965-1975
Arriving in America with only $40 for a short visit, a young Dane, Jacob Holdt ended up staying over five years, hitchhiking more than 100,000 miles throughout the United States.
He sold blood plasma twice weekly to be able to buy film. He lived in more than 400 homes – from the poorest migrant workers to America’s wealthiest families such as the Rockefellers.
Holdt’s photos capture the rawness and poverty of New York City urban life in the 1960s and 70s.
If a picture speaks a thousand words, then this gallery of photos taken in Harlem should continue speaking to you well after you’ve finished your first viewing.
Hat Tip and Written Permission: Jacob Holdt – American-Pictures
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