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William V.S. Tubman portrait collection

Title
William V.S. Tubman portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1943?-1971?>

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Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Tubman, William V.S.Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
  • Dummett.
  • Smith, Roger.
  • United States. Office of War Information.
  • Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
  • International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
  • Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
  • United Nations.
  • United Press International.
  • Wide World Photos, Inc.
Description
  • <11> photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
  • <2> photomechanical prints : halftone, b&w
Summary
Portraits and views of Liberian president William V. S. Tubman, consisting of half and quarter-length studio and candid portraits of Tubman (ca. 1943-1971); and views of Tubman kneeling in prayer (n.d.), attending a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York (1954), with his son, William Jr., and others at a reception, possibly in New York (n.d.), and arriving in La Coruna, Spain (1952).
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • Tubman, William V. S., 1895-1971
  • Presidents > Liberia
  • Receptions > New York (N.Y.) > 1950-1959
  • Prayer > 1950-1959
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1940-1979.
  • Group portraits – 1940-1959.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1979.
  • Photomechanical prints.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Collection contains work by Dummett, Roger Smith, Layne's Studio and Wide World Photos, among others.
  • Some photographs bear photography studio's or photo agency's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten and/or printed captions on verso; some items have printed captions attached to verso. Some items are duplicates.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Tubman, William V.S.
OCLC
NYPG087000042-F
Title
William V.S. Tubman portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1943?-1971?>
Terms Of Use
Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
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Added Author
Dummett. Photographer
Smith, Roger. Photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
United Nations.
United Press International.
Wide World Photos, Inc.
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Tubman, William V.S.
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