Transformation: South Philadelphia Indonesian Muslims, prints and contact sheets

Description
Black-and-white photographic prints depicting members of the Indonesian Muslim community in South Philadelphia. Prints feature candid images of people at gatherings and include several images of a wedding. Harvey Finkle (born March 28, 1934) is a self-taught documentary still photographer and photojournalist who has documented social, economic, cultural, and political issues across the city of Philadelphia, the United States, and the world. Finkle's work largely focuses on activism relating to historically underrepresented communities, including people living on low income, unhoused/unsheltered/houseless people/people experiencing homelessness, refugees, immigrants, and disabled people.
Creator
Finkle, Harvey (creator, photographer)
Form
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Date
2008
Subject
Immigrants
Indonesians
Indonesian Americans
Muslims
Weddings
Philadelphia (Pa.)
South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Geographic Subject
Philadelphia (Pa.)
South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Collection
Harvey Finkle photographs
Related Place
South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Notes
All photographs taken by Harvey Finkle. The front and back of each black-and-white photographic print has been scanned. In some cases, pertinent information is written or inscribed on the back of the prints that is not reflected in the description of this volume of photographs.
Physical Location
Ms. Coll. 1531, Box 27, Folder 3-4
Provenance
Gifts of Harvey Finkle, 2020 and 2021.
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en
Rights Note
The contents of the "Harvey Finkle photographs," an archival collection of photographic material created by Harvey Finkle, of which this volume of digitized images is a part, is held at the University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts and is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Resource Type
Still Image

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