Research Catalog

Title

Ceremonies and celebrations [graphic].

Publication

[194-]-[198-]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Campbell, James C.
• Dummett.
• Nichols, -1991.
• Keno-Foto Service (Yonkers, N.Y.)
• Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
• "M" Associates (New York, N.Y.)
• Roberts Photo Studio (Yonkers, N.Y.)

Description

• 471 items (1.1 cubic ft., 4 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
• 417 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 48 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 5 photographic prints : dye coupler ;

Summary

Ceremonies and celebrations documents African American weddings, funerals, wedding anniversaries, parties, award and other presentations, and philanthropic donations from the 1940s to the 1980s with the bulk of the collection dating from the late 1940s to the early 1960s.

Subjects

• Wedding photography
• Rites and ceremonies
• Muslims > Marriage customs and rites
• Funeral rites and ceremonies
• African Americans > Funeral rites and ceremonies
• Wedding attendants
• Wedding costume
• Dye coupler prints > 1970-1989
• African Americans > Clothing
• Wedding cakes
• African Americans > Marriage customs and rites
• Charities
• African Americans > Rites and ceremonies
• Funeral decorations
• Marriage service
• Weddings
• Endowments
• Celebrations, anniversaries
• Award presentations
• Social service
• Humanitarianism
• Endowment of research
• Military weddings
• Gelatin silver prints > 1940-1989
• Charity organization

Genre/Form

• Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1989.
• Dye coupler prints – 1970-1989.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Most photographs bear descriptive information on verso. Many items bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some items bear cropping and/or airbrush marks. A few items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by Roberts Photo Studio, James C. Campbell, Dummett, and Nichols, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Call Number

Sc Photo Ceremonies and celebrations

OCLC

NYPG06-F89

Title

Ceremonies and celebrations [graphic].

Imprint

[194-]-[198-]

Terms Of Use

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

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Added Author

Campbell, James C. Photographer

Dummett. Photographer

Nichols, -1991. Photographer

Keno-Foto Service (Yonkers, N.Y.)

Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)

"M" Associates (New York, N.Y.)

Roberts Photo Studio (Yonkers, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Ceremonies and celebrations