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Mahalia Jackson portrait collection

Title: Mahalia Jackson portrait collection [graphic].
Publication: <1946?-1972?>

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Jackson, Mahalia	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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<6> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 21 x 26 cm.
<11> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
<2> photomechanical prints : b&w ;
<1> photomechanical print : b&w ;
<1> photoprint : col. ;

Summary

Portraits of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Collection includes promotional stills, views of Jackson singing, once for WLIB, meeting the king and queen of Denmark, kissing a little girl, and being interviewed in Los Angeles. Quarter, half and three quarter length images are included.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Group portraits – 1940-1979.
Portrait photographs – 1940-1979.
Publicity photographs – 1940-1979.
Photomechanical prints.
Photoprints – Color.
Silver gelatin photoprints – 1940-1979.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Some photographs have captions; some are duplicates; some photographs are cropped; some are inscribed.
Photographers include Richard A. Martin, Frank Donato and Arquilla & Sons.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo Jackson, Mahalia

OCLC

NYPG085000590-F

Title

Mahalia Jackson portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1946?-1972?>

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Martin, Richard A. Photographer

Donato, Frank. Photographer

Arquilla & Sons (Berwyn, Ill.)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Jackson, Mahalia

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