Research Catalog

Title

Portrait collection [graphic].

Publication

<1700?->

Details

Description

Ca. 25,000 prints.

Summary

Portraits of notable African Americans, Africans and black people of various nationalities with an emphasis on African Americans. Collection is organized alphabetically by individual and often includes candid and formal group portraits with colleagues, friends and/or family taken at various points in their lives. Images range from 18th century prints to 20th century photographs representing a variety of photographic and print types.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subjects

• Black people > Portraits
• Silver gelatin photoprints
• Albumen photoprints
• Photomechanical prints
• Transparencies
• Cartes de visite
• Cabinet card photographs
• Portraits
• Group portraits
• Portrait photographs
• Postcards
• Snapshots
• Africans > Portraits
• African Americans > Portraits

Genre/Form

• Snapshots.
• Postcards.
• Portrait photographs.
• Group portraits.
• Portraits.
• Cabinet card photographs.
• Cartes de visite.
• Transparencies.
• Photomechanical prints.
• Albumen photoprints.
• Silver gelatin photoprints.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Individual portrait collections are described separately.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.

Call Number

Sc Photo Portrait Collection

OCLC

138902856

Title

Portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1700?->

Terms Of Use

Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Portrait Collection