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Jules Bledsoe photograph collection

Title
Jules Bledsoe photograph collection [graphic].
Author
Bledsoe, Jules, 1898-1943.
Publication
1898?-1943?

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Found In
(CstRLIN) NYPW89-A32
Description
  • 1 photomechanical print : b&w; 38 x 28 cm.
  • 22 photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Portrait photographs and one reproduction of a sketch of Jules Bledsoe along with several portraits of unidentified entertainers, a couple of which bear inscriptions to Bledsoe.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • Bledsoe, Jules, 1898-1943
  • African American actors
  • African American singers
  • Opera singers > 1890-1949
  • Entertainers > 1910-1929
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1890-1949.
  • Portraits – 1930-1939.
  • Photomechanical prints – 1930-1939.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1890-1949.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some photographs are duplicates; some are autographed.
Biography (note)
  • Concert singer, actor.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Jules Bledsoe Papers.
Call Number
Sc Photo Jules Bledsoe Collection
OCLC
NYPG087000313-F
Author
Bledsoe, Jules, 1898-1943.
Title
Jules Bledsoe photograph collection [graphic].
Imprint
1898?-1943?
Linking Entry
Forms part of Jules Bledsoe Papers.
Biography
Concert singer, actor. Created the character of Joe in the original production of "Show Boat."
Local Note
Some photographs from the Jules Papers are placed in the Portrait Collection.
SC MG 255.
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Found In:
(CstRLIN) NYPW89-A32
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Jules Bledsoe Collection
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