Guide to the Jonathan Eubanks Photograph Collection
Jennifer Pickens
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
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Oakland, California 94612
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African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Jonathan Eubanks Photograph Collection
Collection number: MS 150
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Jennifer Pickens
- Date Completed:
- 2014-08-13
- Encoded by:
- Jennifer Pickens
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Jonathan Eubanks photograph collection
Dates: circa 1969-1990s
Bulk Dates: 1969
Collection number: MS 150
Creator:
Eubanks, Jonathan
Collection Size:
.25 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Jonathan Eubanks Photograph Collection includes seven photographs of Black Panther Party members at a “Free Huey” rally
held in 1969, including portraits of prominent party members Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge and Kathleen Cleaver, and Bobby
Seale. Also included is a portrait of Marcella Ford taken in the 1990s.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish from the Jonathan Eubanks Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum &
Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Jonathan Eubanks photograph collection, MS 150, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland,
California.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland by the Northern California Center for Afro
American History and Life.
Processing Information
Processed by Jennifer Pickens, July 16, 2014.
Biography / Administrative History
Jonathan Eubanks (1927- ) is a documentary and portrait photographer from Oakland, California recognized for his work with
the Black Panther Party. He followed the party and their leaders, documenting their lives and activities, including rallies
to free the party leader Huey Newton after his arrest for allegedly killing an Oakland police officer. Eubanks’ has had a
distinguished career as a photojournalist and documentary and portrait photographer and his work has been published in various
books, including studies of traditional arts and folk life in Oakland, California.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Jonathan Eubanks Photograph Collection includes seven photographs of Black Panther Party members at a “Free Huey” rally
held in 1969, including portraits of prominent party members Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge and Kathleen Cleaver, and Bobby
Seale. Also included is a portrait of Marcella Ford taken in the 1990s.
Arrangement
Series I. Photographs
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Black Panther Party.
African Americans--California--History.
African American photographers.
Black Panther Party--History--Pictorial works.
Oakland (Calif.) -- History.
San Francisco Bay Region (Calif.)
Oakland (Calif.)
Photographs
Frist Center for the Visual Arts (n.d.)
Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African American Photography. Washington DC: Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture & Smithsonian Institution.
Photographs
Physical Description: Eight photographs
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes eight photographs, mostly of prominent members of the Black Panther Party in 1969, and a portrait of Marcella Ford
taken in the 1990s.
Arrangement
Arranged by date.
Box 1:1
Man waving Black Panther flag with “Free Huey” slogan, titled “Panther Flag” [001]
1969
Box 1:2
Close-up of two young women standing in line formation, titled “Untitled Panthers” [002]
1969
Box 1:3
Close-up of Black Panther Stokely Carmichael wearing sunglasses, titled “Stokely Carmichael” [003]
1969
Box 1:4
Close-up of Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver wearing sunglasses surrounded closely by three unidentified people, titled “Eldridge
Cleaver” [004]
1969
Box 1:5
Kathleen Cleaver walking out of building with unidentified Black Panther escort, with police guarding entrance, titled “Kathleen
Cleaver” [005]
1969
Box 1:6
Close-up of Black Panther Bobby Seale, titled “Bobby Seale” [006]
1969
Box 1:7
Unidentified Black Panther men and women standing in line formation [007]
1969
Box 1:8
Portrait of Marcella Ford wearing glasses in a black dress with white knit collar and a chain and pearl necklace [008]
circa 1995
