Jay Z Pictured In Old Time Photo From 1930’s?

This is a picture from Harlem, New York in the year 1939. It was posted on the Schomburg Center for Research In Black Culture blog. Who knew Jay Z was a watcher?

The Schomburg Center posted:

Does the man on the right remind you of someone? Perhaps it was his great-grandfather taking a break in Harlem in 1939. The photographer, we know for sure, was Sid Grossman.  If you can put a (real) name on the young man, let us know.