A frank, straightforward glimpse of urban derelict men drifting. and out of a skid-row shelter in the Bowery section of New York City.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001400
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bowery (New York, N.Y.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → City and town life
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New York (N.Y.)
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City and town life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Drug abuse - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homelessness
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Welfare recipients
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcoholism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse - Social aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Men - Alcohol use
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)