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Call number
Sc Photo Occupations
Physical description
13 boxes, 2.3 cubic ft.. 966 photographs. 2 prints : postcards. 25 prints : photomechanical prints
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Occupations, Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library
Repository
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Access to materials
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The collection, compiled by the Schomburg Center, consists of photographs and photographic reproductions depicting African Americans engaged in a variety of occupations.

Scope and arrangement

Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some photographs have agency's photo credit handstamped or machine printed on verso. Some items have descriptive information on verso or recto. Some images are cropped or bear cropping marks. Photographers include Bert Andrews, James C. Campbell, Cecil Layne and the Office of War Information.

Administrative information

Revision History

Finding aid updated by Jack Patterson and Marlyn Santos. (2025-01-25)

Using the collection

Location

Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Photographs and Prints Division Reading Room