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Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Occupations, 1900s-1990s [bulk 1930s-1950s]
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Occupations
13 boxes, 2.3 cubic ft.. 966 photographs. 2 prints : postcards. 25 prints : photomechanical prints
The collection, compiled by the Schomburg Center, consists of photographs and photographic reproductions depicting African Americans engaged in a variety of occupations.
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.