Research Catalog

Title

Portraits of businesspeople [graphic].

Publication

[192-?]-[198-?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Bachrach.
• Campbell, James.
• Nichols, d. 1991.
• Dummett.
• Layne, Cecil.
• Sparrow, Bill.

Description

• 78 items (4 folders); 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
• 44 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 32 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 2 photomechanical prints : halftone, b&w ; 18 x 16 cm.

Summary

• Photographs of businesspeople, dating from the 1920s to the 1980s, depicting mainly African American business founders and/or owners, senior executives, and middle managers. Items consist of studio portraits and a few candid shots, some probably used for publicity purposes and/or in publications. Business professionals in a wide range of industries are represented including advertising, airlines, alcoholic beverage, banking, brokerage, insurance, manufacturing, petroleum, publishing, real estate, retail, recording and tobacco. Among the men and women portrayed, are Harold Doley, founder of Doley Securities; and Wally "Famous" Amos, founder of "Famous Amos" chocolate chip cookies; and sisters Lucille M. Edwards (Lucille Edwards Chance) and Millicent L. Bowen ( Edwards), two of the three founding partners of Edwards Sister Realty in Harlem, New York City, the oldest active minority real estate firm in New York State. Portraits from the 1920s to the 1950s are limited.
• Other collections containing photographs of businesspeople include Television and Radio Executives and Employees, the Portrait Collection, as well as Businesses and Occupations in which businesspeople are depicted at work and at related functions.

Subject

• Amos, Wally
• Dooley, Harold, 1947-
• Chance, Lucille Edwards
• Bowen, Millicent L
• African American businesspeople
• African American executives
• African American women executives

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1920-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1989.
• Halftone photomechanical prints – 1920-1959.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some items bear printed and/or handwritten captions on recto and/or verso. Some items bear notations on verso. Some items are cropped or bear cropping marks. Press releases accompany some items.
• Collection contains work by Bradford Bachrach, James Campbell, Dummett, Cecil Layne, Nichols, and Bill Sparrow, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Call Number

Sc Photo Portraits of Businesspeople

OCLC

773826620

Title

Portraits of businesspeople [graphic].

Imprint

[192-?]-[198-?]

Terms Of Use

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

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Added Author

Bachrach. Photographer

Campbell, James. Photographer

Nichols, d. 1991. Photographer

Dummett. Photographer

Layne, Cecil. Photographer

Sparrow, Bill. Photographer

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Portraits of Businesspeople