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Found 6 collections related to Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

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Jeannette, Gertrude, 1914-
Gertrude Hadley Jeannette photographs, 1928-2018
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Gertrude Hadley Jeannette Collection
10.17 linear feet (23 boxes)
Gertrude Hadley Jeannette (1914-2018) was a Black actor, playwright, director, and theatre producer. She began writing plays in 1950 and founded the Harlem-based HADLEY Players company in 1979. The collection dates from 1928 to 2018, and depicts... more
Van Der Zee, James, 1886-1983
James Van Der Zee photograph collection, 1900s-1930s (printed 1900s-1980s)
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Portfolio (Van Der Zee, J.)
0.5 linear feet (3 boxes). 109 photographs. 26 prints : copy prints. 3 photographs : negatives
This collection of James Van Der Zee's photographs, compiled by the Schomburg Center, represents various aspects of Van Der Zee's body of work and includes vintage prints (1910s-1930s) as well as later prints produced in the 1980s and one file of... more
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 Photographs and Prints subject collections: Street scenes, 1890s-1970s
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Street Scenes
1.2 linear feet (5 boxes). 257 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.. 19 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ; 41 x 51 cm. and smaller.. 1 photographic_print : col. ; 21 x 26 cm.. 9 photographs : stats, b&w ; 16 x 23 cm. and smaller.
The street scenes collection, compiled by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, consists primarily of photographs of streets in west and central Harlem, New York City, from the late 1800s to the 1970s.
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
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