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Alma John portrait collection

Title
Alma John portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1950?-1965?>

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Additional Authors
  • Bagwell, Ed.
  • Parker, Paul.
  • Mitchell, Jack.
  • Hardison, Inge, 1904-
  • Bernard, Bruno.
  • Gilbert Pictorial Enterprise (New York, N.Y.)
  • Walter Kaner Associates.
Description
  • <13> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
  • <8> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Portraits of radio personality and nurse Alma John. In addition to formal portraits, there are numerous views of John on the air with guests such as: Mease Booker, Margaret Tynes, and Preston Erway. Other group portraits include Edith Dick, Henriette Harrison, Caterina Jarboro and Leigh Whipper. Quarter and half length views are available.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • John, Alma V
  • Whipper, Leigh R. 1877-1975
  • Dick, Edith
  • Harrison, Henriette K
  • Tynes, Margaret
  • Booker, Mease
  • Jarboro, Caterina
  • WWRL (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
  • African Americans in radio broadcasting
  • Women broadcasters > United States
  • Radio broadcasting > United States
  • African American nurses
Genre/Form
  • Group portraits – 1950-1969.
  • Portrait photographs – 1950-1969.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1950-1969.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some photographs have captions; some are cropped; some photographs are duplicates; some photographs have written descriptive information; some have air brush marks.
  • Photographers include Ed Bagwell, Bruno of Hollywood, Paul Parker and others.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo John, Alma
OCLC
NYPG085000576-F
Title
Alma John portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1950?-1965?>
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Added Author
Bagwell, Ed. Photographer
Parker, Paul. Photographer
Mitchell, Jack. Photographer
Hardison, Inge, 1904- Photographer
Bernard, Bruno.
Gilbert Pictorial Enterprise (New York, N.Y.)
Walter Kaner Associates.
Research Call Number
Sc Photo John, Alma
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