Found 2 collections related to African American singers
Filtering on: x1901 - 1950 xPhotographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | SCP 186084
32.16 linear feet (82 boxes, 9 oversize folders, 1 tube)
Harry Belafonte (1927-) is a Jamaican-American musician, actor, and activist best known for popularizing calypso music with international audiences, and his involvement in the American Civil Rights movement. His photographs, dating from 1925 to...
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Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo National Youth Administration
442 items (1.4 cubic ft., 6 boxes). 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, b&w ; 51 x 39 cm. 33 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ; 36 x 28 cm. 196 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. and smaller. 210 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ; 18 x 16 cm. and smaller. 36 x 28cm., 37 p, 1 book: b&w (36 x 28cm., 37 p). 13 x 20 cm., 9 p, 1 album: b&w (13 x 20 cm., 9 p)
The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a government sponsored youth training and employment program from 1935 to 1943. The collection consists of images of primarily African American youths engaged in NYA activities including employment and...
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