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Religion

Title
Religion [graphic].
Publication
1909-1992.

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box 1Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Religion box 1Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 2Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Religion box 2Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
  • Campbell, James C.
  • Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996.
  • Horvath, George L.
  • Layne, Cecil.
  • Afro-American Newspapers Archives and Research Center (Bowie, Md.)
  • Bing Studio (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
  • Gaines Photo Service (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.)
  • Hayes Photo Service (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.)
  • United States. Office of War Information.
Description
  • 275 items (2 boxes, .6 lin. ft.); 28 x 21 cm. and smaller.
  • 46 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 173 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 2 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 52 photographic prints : col. ;
  • 2 photomechanical prints : halftone, b&w ;
Summary
The collection depicts religious leaders, congregants, and church-related events and activities of mainly African-American Christian faiths, from the early 20th century to the 1980s.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs.
  • Group portraits – 1920-1999.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1910-1999.
  • Dye coupler prints – 1980-1989.
  • Halftone photomechanical prints.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Many items bear either photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items have either typewritten or printed captions or press releases attached to verso; some items bear printed labels on verso. One image is mounted.
  • Collection includes work by James C. Campbell, Cecil Layne, Gaines Photo Service, Hayes Photo Service and the Office of War Information, among others.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some items restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.
Call Number
Sc Photo Religion
OCLC
NYPG03-F270
Title
Religion [graphic].
Imprint
1909-1992.
Terms Of Use
Some items restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Added Author
Campbell, James C. Photographer
Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996. Photographer
Horvath, George L. Photographer
Layne, Cecil. Photographer
Afro-American Newspapers Archives and Research Center (Bowie, Md.)
Bing Studio (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Gaines Photo Service (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.)
Hayes Photo Service (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.)
United States. Office of War Information.
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Religion
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