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Slavery

Title
Slavery [graphic].
Publication
[1857?]-1997.
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box 1Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Slavery box 1Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 2Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Slavery box 2Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 3Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Slavery box 3Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 4Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Slavery box 4Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 5Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Slavery box 5Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 6Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Slavery box 6Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

Details

Description
  • 691 items (1.87 cu. ft., 6 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
  • 254 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 274 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 48 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 3 photographic prints : col. ;
  • 72 photomechanical prints : b&w, some halftone ;
  • 38 stats : b&w ;
  • 2 engravings : b&w ;
Summary
The collection depicts the enslavement of persons of African descent, primarily in the United States, from the early 1800s to the mid-1860s.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Reproductions – 1890-1999.
  • Portraits – 1890-1899.
  • Portrait photographs.
  • Group portraits.
  • Broadsides – Reproductions.
  • Title pages – Reproductions.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1999.
  • Dye coupler prints – 1970-1979.
  • Photomechanical prints – 1860-1949.
  • Stats.
  • Engravings – 1850-1859.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some items bear photographer's, institutional or personal handstamps. Some items bear either handwritten notations or typewritten captions on verso and/or recto; some items bear printed captions on recto; some items bear printed captions attached to verso. Some items bear cropping marks. Some items are mounted. Some items are duplicates.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some items restricted; permission of the copyright holder or other rights holder is required for duplication.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available;
Call Number
Sc Photo Slavery
OCLC
NYPG05-F5
Title
Slavery [graphic].
Imprint
[1857?]-1997.
Terms Of Use
Some items restricted; permission of the copyright holder or other rights holder is required for duplication.
Indexes
Finding aid available; folder level control.
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Research Call Number
Sc Photo Slavery
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