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Crime and criminals

Title: Crime and criminals [graphic].
Publication: [192-]-1996.

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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	box 2	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Crime and Criminals box 2	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	box 1	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Crime and Criminals box 1	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Description

154 items (.5 cubic ft., 2 boxes); 21 x 26 cm. and smaller.
89 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
63 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w, one hand col. ;
1 photomechanical print : b&w ;
1 photographic postcard : gelatin silver, b&w ;

Summary

Collection depicts African Americans who were either victims of crime, had participated in criminal activities, or had been charged with committing crimes, mainly from the 1940s to the 1950s.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Portrait photographs – 1940-1979.
Group portraits – 1930-1979.
Forensic photographs – 1940-1959.
Identification photographs.
Gelatin silver prints – 1930-1999.
Photomechanical prints – 1930-1939.
Photographic postcards – 1930-1939.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Many photographs bear photographer's, photography studio's or photo agency's handstamp on verso. Many items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items bear typewritten or printed captions attached to verso; some items bear printed captions on recto. Some items are mocked-up for crime tabloids; many items bear cropping and/or retouching marks; some items are cropped. Some items are duplicates.
Collection contains work by James C. Campbell, Dummett, International News Photos, S. B. Mitchell, Nichols, Ronald Thompson, and Wide World Photos, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Call Number

Sc Photo Crime and criminals

OCLC

NYPG05-F11481

Title

Crime and criminals [graphic].

Imprint

[192-]-1996.

Terms Of Use

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

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Campbell, James C. Photographer

Dummett. Photographer

Layne, Cecil. Photographer

Mitchell, S. B. (Shellie B.) Photographer

Moore, Chuck. Photographer

Nichols, -1991. Photographer

Thompson, Ronald. Photographer

Associated Press.

Drennan Photo Service (Mineola, N.Y.)

International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)

Keystone Pictures (New York, N.Y.)

United Press International.

Wide World Photos, Inc.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Crime and criminals

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