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Layne, Cecil
Cecil Layne photographs, 1943-2005 [bulk 1948-1960]
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Portfolio (Layne, C.)
18.5 linear feet (35 boxes). 4,030 items : negative sleeves. 220 photographic prints
Cecil Layne (1911-1990) was a professional photographer based in Harlem. The Cecil Layne photographs, which primarily date from 1948 to 1960, reflect Layne's work as a commercial photographer and freelance photojournalist. The majority of the... more
Schomburg Ambrotype collection, 1850s-1860s
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Ambrotype
0.76 linear feet (2 boxes)
The Schomburg Ambrotype collection dates from the 1850s through the 1860s, and consists of fifteen ambrotypes. The portraits depict Black families, couples, and individuals, posed in a portrait style.
Schomburg Tintype collection, 1850-1879
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Tintype
0.76 linear feet (2 boxes)
The Schomburg Tintype collection dates from the 1850s through the 1870s, and consists of seventeen tintypes. The portraits depict primarily Black families, couples, and individuals, posed in a portrait style, photographs taken by Black... more
Saunders, Richard, 1922-1987
Richard Saunders photographs, 1940s-2008
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Richard Saunders Collection
17.38 linear feet (53 boxes)
Richard Saunders (1922-1987) was a Black photojournalist who primarily covered Black communities in the United States and later Africa and the Middle East. Most of the collection is from Saunders' time as a lead photographer for the United States... more
Morgan and Marvin Smith (Photographers)
Morgan and Marvin Smith photographs, 1895-2003
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Morgan and Marvin Smith Collection
12.12 linear feet (47 boxes.). Approximately 26,000 photographic prints. Approximately 50 photographs : 35mm negatives (rolls of film). Approximately 2,000 photographic slides : 35mm color. Approximately 1,500 photographs : medium format black and white negatives. Approximately 60 photographs : color transparencies. 1 Photograph Album
Morgan (1910-1993) and Marvin Smith (1910-2003) were Black photographers who ran a photography studio in New York City. Their collection contains prints, slides, negatives, and transparencies of their creative output as artists and photographers.... more
Schomburg Daguerreotype collection, 1840s to 1850s
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Daguerreotype
0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
The Schomburg Daguerreotype collection dates from the 1840s to 1850s, and consists of seventeen daguerreotypes which depict individuals, most of whom are Black, in a posed portrait style.
Indicates that portions of this collection have been
digitized and are available online.