Research Catalog

Title

Migration [graphic].

Publication

[1950]-1999.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Chokel, Dan.
• Decker, Philip.
• Galatioto, Rocco.
• Historic New Orleans Collection.
• National Archives Collection (Library of Congress)
• Taupier Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Description

• 54 items ( .3 cubic ft., 1 box); 21 x 26 cm. and smaller.
• 34 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 16 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 2 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 1 stat : b&w ;
• 1 photomechanical print : b&w ;

Summary

• Collection depicts persons of African descent who have immigrated to the United States, mainly during the 20th century.
• Of note are views of language classes for Haitian refugees and depictions of Haitian-owned businesses in Brooklyn (ca. 1980); group portraits of Guadeloupian women at the immigration station on Ellis Island, New York City (ca. 1911); views of immigration patrol officers inspecting immigrant documentation and conducting searches (1964-1967); and group portraits of naturalized immigrants, including servicemen, taking loyalty oaths (n.d.). Among the notable immigrants depicted are diseuse and actress Eusebia Cosme (Cuba), nineteenth century New Orleans civic leader and philanthropist Arthur Esteves (Haiti), president of Brooklyn's West Indian American Day Carnival Association Carlos Lezama (Venezuela), diplomat and educator Elliot P. Skinner (Trinidad), and writer and anthropologist Ivan Van Sertima (British Guiana).

Subject

• Cosme, Eusebia
• Esteves, Arthur
• Lezama, Carlos
• Skinner, Elliot Percival, 1924-
• Van Sertima, Ivan
• Emigration and immigration
• Immigrants > United States
• Migration, Internal > United States
• Haitians > United States
• West Indians > United States
• Guadeloupians > New York (State) > New York
• Naturalization > United States
• United States > Emigration and immigration

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1960-1989.
• Group portraits – 1950-1999.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1950-1999.
• Photomechanical prints.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's or institution's handstamp. Some items bear handwritten notations; some items bear printed captions on recto; some items bear printed captions attached to verso. One item cropped; some items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by Dan Chokel, Philip Decker, and Taupier Studio, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder or other rights holder is required for duplication.

Publications (note)

• Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor...?: Voluntary Black Migration to the United States. New York : New York Public Library, 1986.

Exhibitions (note)

• Many of these images were gathered for the exhibition "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor...?: Voluntary Black Migration to the United States," organized by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1986.

Call Number

Sc Photo Migration

OCLC

NYPG05-F11399

Title

Migration [graphic].

Imprint

[1950]-1999.

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder or other rights holder is required for duplication.

Publications

Exhibition catalogue Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor...?: Voluntary Black Migration to the United States. New York : New York Public Library, 1986.

Exhibitions

Many of these images were gathered for the exhibition "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor...?: Voluntary Black Migration to the United States," organized by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 1986.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Chokel, Dan. Photographer

Decker, Philip. Photographer

Galatioto, Rocco. Photographer

Historic New Orleans Collection.

National Archives Collection (Library of Congress)

Taupier Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Migration