Research Catalog

Title

G.L. Hicks collection [graphic].

Author

Hicks, G.L.

Publication

[193-?]-1966.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Carter, Bill.
• A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)
• Emerson's Photo (Jacksonville, Fla.)
• Martinez Studio (Brackettville, Tex.)

Description

• 121 items (.2 lin. ft., 1 box); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
• 38 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w, some hand-col. ;
• 30 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 16 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 17 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 10 photographic prints : col. ;
• 6 photographic postcards : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 2 instant camera photographic prints : b&w ;
• 1 newspaper clipping : halftone photomechanical, b&w ;
• 1 sports card : halftone photomechanical, b&w ;

Summary

The G.L. Hicks Photograph Collection depicts some aspects of his personal life, and his time in the military during World War II, from the 1930s to the mid-1960s.

Subject

• Hicks, G.L
• Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
• Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945
• United States. Army > African American troops
• African American soldiers
• World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African Americans
• African Americans > Social life and customs
• African Americans > Organizations > New York (State)

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1930-1969.
• Group portraits – 1930-1969.
• Snapshots – 1930-1969.
• Photographic postcards – 1940-1959.
• Sports cards – 1940-1959.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1930-1969.
• Dye coupler prints – 1960-1969.
• Clippings – 1940-1949.
• Halftone photomechanical prints.
• Instant camera photographs – 1960-1969.
• Inscriptions – 1930-1969.
• Hand coloring.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs have photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some photographs bear either handwritten captions or inscriptions on either verso or recto. Many items originally from scrapbook. One photograph is attached back-to-back with a newspaper clipping. Two items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by A. Hansen Studio, Bill Carter, Emerson's Photo and Martinez Studio.

Terms of Use (note)

• One item is restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• G.L. Hicks was a resident of New York City, probably in Harlem, during the 1930s to 1960s, and served in the United States Army during World War II.

Call Number

Sc Photo G.L. Hicks Collection

OCLC

NYPG99-F535

Author

Hicks, G.L.

Title

G.L. Hicks collection [graphic].

Imprint

[193-?]-1966.

Terms Of Use

One item is restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

G.L. Hicks was a resident of New York City, probably in Harlem, during the 1930s to 1960s, and served in the United States Army during World War II.

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Added Author

Carter, Bill. Photographer

A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Emerson's Photo (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Martinez Studio (Brackettville, Tex.)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo G.L. Hicks Collection