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Eddie Green portrait collection

Title
Eddie Green portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1930?-1950?>

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Additional Authors
  • Campbell, James C.
  • Hazel.
  • Solomon, Chick.
  • Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
  • Gushiniere Studio.
Description
  • <11> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
  • <7> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Portraits of comedian and radio personality Eddie Green. Collection includes individual portraits of Green; an individual portrait of Green's wife; group portraits of Green and his wife; views of Green on NBC radio programs with Gee Gee James (1940), Tommy Riggs on "Quaker Hour" (1940), and co-star Ed Gardner on "Duffy's Tavern" (ca. mid-1940s); and candid shots and group portraits showing Green with Claude Hopkins, Maria Cole, Olive Tucker, Muriel Rahn, Warren Coleman, and others. Full, half and quarter length portraits are included.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • Green, Eddie, 1901-
  • Cole, Maria
  • Rahn, Muriel
  • Tucker, Olive
  • Coleman, Warren
  • Riggs, Tommy
  • Hopkins, Claude
  • Gardner, Ed
  • Green, Eddie, Mrs
  • National Broadcasting Company
  • Comedians > 1930-1949
  • African Americans in radio broadcasting
  • Radio broadcasting > United States > 1930-1949
Genre/Form
  • Group portraits – 1930-1949.
  • Portrait photographs – 1930-1949.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1930-1949.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Photographers include James Campbell, Chick Solomon, Hazel and others.
  • Some photographs have captions; some are cropped; some photographs are duplicates; some bear airbrush marks or other markings.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Green, Eddie
OCLC
NYPG085000614-F
Title
Eddie Green portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1930?-1950?>
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Added Author
Campbell, James C. Photographer
Hazel. Photographer
Solomon, Chick. Photographer
Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
Gushiniere Studio.
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Green, Eddie
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