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Florence Mills portrait collection

Title
Florence Mills portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1910?-1989?>

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folder 1Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Mills, Florence folder 1Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
folder 2Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Mills, Florence folder 2Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
  • Georges, S.
  • United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.)
  • White Studio (New York, N.Y.)
  • Aldene (Firm)
  • Gushiniere Studio.
Description
  • <3> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 21 x 26 cm. or smaller.
  • <13> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • <2> photomechanical prints : b&w ;
Summary
Views of singer and dancer Florence Mills, taken approximately between 1910 and 1927. Inclues individual portraits of Mills in and out of stage costume. One shows a young Mills in the cockpit of an airplane in 1927. Mills also seen in group portraits as part of the Panama Girls (with Coral Greene and Ada Smith); possibly with her sisters Olivia and Maude; and with Fred Johnson and U.S. Thompson. Some of the images are part of newspaper articles. Half-and three-quarter length views are included.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Uniform Title
Daily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1910-1929.
  • Group portraits – 1910-1929.
  • Autographs.
  • Photomechanical prints – 1920-1929.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1910-1989.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Photographers include Aldene, S. Georges, White Studio and others.
  • Some images are duplicates; some have inscriptions or are autographed; some have captions; some have written descriptive information on verso.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Mills, Florence
OCLC
NYPG085000876-F
Title
Florence Mills portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1910?-1989?>
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Local Note
Negatives available for some images.
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Added Author
Georges, S. Photographer
United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.)
White Studio (New York, N.Y.)
Aldene (Firm)
Gushiniere Studio.
Added Title
Daily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Mills, Florence
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