Portrait photographs of African Americans, approximately 1880s-1930s (bulk 1880s-1900s)
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Nine photographs of unidentified African American men, women, and children.
- Extent:
- 0.8 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Portrait photographs of African Americans, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A group of nine photographs of unidentified African American men, women, and children, mostly studio portraits taken between approximately 1888 and 1910. One photograph of a young man and woman dates to the 1930s and has been made into a metal button. Three card photographs have photographer's imprints from Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Jersey City, New Jersey; and Philadelphia. There is also a photographic postcard and a double-sided stereograph, possibly from the early 1900s, with images of a Black couple on a swing on one side, and a group of Black children playing marbles on the other side, with stereotypical language in the printed captions.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Nancy Rosin, 2017.
- Custodial history:
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Received along with the Nancy and Henry Rosin Collection of Valentine, Friendship, and Devotional Ephemera. Transferred to Photograph Collections, 2022.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Suzanne Oatey in May 2022.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Portrait photographs of African Americans, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2129