Research Catalog
Madam C.J. Walker collection
- Title
- Madam C.J. Walker collection [graphic].
- Author
- Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919.
- Publication
- [191-?-195-]
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- Description
- 25 items (.3 cu. ft., 1 box); 27 x 21 cm. and smaller.
- 9 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w, one hand-col. ;
- 11 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
- 3 photographic postcards : silver gelatin, b&w ;
- 1 photomechanical print : halftone, col. ;
- 1 photomechanical print : halftone, b&w ;
- Summary
- The Madam C.J. Walker Photograph Collection depicts some aspects of the personal and professional lives of persons affiliated with the Walker family, from the 1900s to the 1950s.
- Subjects
- Halftone photomechanical prints
- Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968
- Everett, Sarah
- African American businesspeople
- Portrait photographs > 1900-1959
- Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919
- Group portraits > 1900-1959
- African American teachers
- Gelatin silver prints > 1900-1959
- Pharr, Kelsey, 1917-1961
- African American women executives
- Patton, Sara Price
- Housekeepers
- Judges > South Carolina > Charleston
- Inscriptions
- Robinson, Mae Walker
- Harris, W.H., 1867-1934
- Businesspeople > United States
- Philanthropists > Florida > Miami
- Mallory, Arenia Conelia, 1904-1977
- Mansions > New York (State) > Irvington-on-Hudson
- Snapshots > 1920-1949
- Genre/Form
- Portrait photographs – 1900-1959.
- Group portraits – 1900-1959.
- Snapshots – 1920-1949.
- Gelatin silver prints – 1900-1959.
- Halftone photomechanical prints.
- Inscriptions.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Some photographs have photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; some items have photographer's blind stamp on recto; one item bears photographer's signature on recto of matte.
- Most photographs have handwritten notations on either verso or recto; both photomechanicals bear printed captions on recto; two items have cropping marks; some items are inscribed on recto; one photograph is mounted with newspaper clippings on verso of mount.
- Collection contains work by Fugua, Wide World Photos, M. Smith and Hicks' Photo Studio, Miami, Florida.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Some items are restricted; permission of photographer or copyright holder is required for duplication.
- Call Number
- Sc Photo Madam C.J. Walker Collection
- OCLC
- NYPG98-F186
- Author
- Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919.
- Title
- Madam C.J. Walker collection [graphic].
- Imprint
- [191-?-195-]
- Terms Of Use
- Some items are restricted; permission of photographer or copyright holder is required for duplication.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Fugua. PhotographerM. Smith (New York, N.Y.)Wide World Photos.Hicks' Photo Studio (Miami, Fla.)
- Research Call Number
- Sc Photo Madam C.J. Walker Collection