Ices: A young Black girl waits for a street vendor to make her an ice on a Harlem street in the summer of 1938. The vendor offers a selection of flavorings and three sizes, priced at 2, 3 and 5 cents. The vendor’s cart appears to have been converted from a baby carriage.

Jack Allison
“New York, New York. Street vendor of ‘ices’ with girl.” Summer 1938.
Source: Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress
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