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Otto F. Hess photographs.

Title
Otto F. Hess photographs.
Author
Hess, Otto F.
Publication
1936-1961, bulk 1936 - 1949.
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box 1Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 2Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 3Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 4Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 5Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 5Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 6Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 7Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 7Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 8Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 8Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 9Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 9Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 10Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 10Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 11Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 11Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 12Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 12Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 13Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 13Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
box 14Still imageSupervised use JPB 17-12 box 14Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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Description
7 linear feet (14 boxes)
Summary
The Otto F. Hess Photographs consist primarily of images shot by the creator over the course of his career (1936-1961; bulk 1936-1949). The photographs depict cultural life of New York City between the 1930s and 1940s, and especially the midtown jazz music scene. The collection includes photographic prints, and negatives, as well as Hess' handwritten notebook inventory of the collection.
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Genre/Form
Photographs.
Note
  • Processed by Isaac Maupin.
Source (note)
  • Donated by Ilse M. Reese and Franz C. Hess in 1968 and 1969.
Call Number
JPB 17-12
OCLC
1025330061
Author
Hess, Otto F., photographer.
Title
Otto F. Hess photographs.
Production
1936-1961, bulk 1936 - 1949.
Source
Donated by Ilse M. Reese and Franz C. Hess in 1968 and 1969.
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Occupation
Photographers.
Research Call Number
JPB 17-12
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