Research Catalog

Title

[Alvin Longmire collection].

Author

Longmire, Alvin

Publication

[between 1870 and 1962?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Butler Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer.
• Cameron Studios (New York, N.Y.), photographer.
• Hamblin's Photo Studio (Ocean City, Del.), photographer.
• J.A. Walk Studio (Atlantic City, N.J.), photographer.
• Jackson & Co. (Brooklyn, N.Y.), photographer.
• J.R. Cummings (Wilmington, Del.), photographer.
• Walter Baker Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer.
• Wardell (Trenton, N.J.), photographer.

Description

• 50 items (.2 cubic ft., one box); 26 x 21 cm and smaller.
• 27 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white, one hand colored ;
• 18 tintypes : black and white ;
• 2 photographic postcards : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 1 cabinet photograph : black and white ;
• 1 carte-de visite : black and white ;
• 1 photomechanical print : halftone, black and white ;

Summary

• Collection consists of studio portraits and candid shots of African American men, women and children, from about the late nineteenth century to the early 1960s. The relationship between Longmire and the individuals depicted is not established, nor is Longmire identified in the collection. Some individuals are depicted more than once. Individuals appear to be of working class and middle class backgrounds, and possibly residing in the New York City area and the Mid-Atlantic states.
• The 19th century collection of tintypes (ca. 1870s to 1890s), a carte-de-visite (ca. 1880s) and a cabinet card (ca. 1890s) consists of studio portraits of individual men, women, young adults, and small children, and couples. Portraits from the 20th century consist of studio portraits (ca. 1900-1940s), and candid shots, many of which are snapshots (1920s to 1962). Of note is a group portrait (ca. 1920) of six unidentified young men, four of whom are in military attire; and a studio portrait (ca. 1910s) of a couple who are attired in their work clothes. Also included is a photomechanical print of singer Florence Mills, probably issued at the time of her death (ca. 1927).

Subjects

• Snapshots > 1920-1969
• Photographic postcards > 1910-1929
• Card photographs > 1880-1899
• Tintypes > 1870-1899
• Gelatin silver prints > 1880-1969
• Group portraits > 1870-1959
• Portrait photographs > 1870-1969
• African American families
• African American children
• African American young adults
• African American couples
• African American women
• African American men

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1870-1969.
• Group portraits – 1870-1959.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1880-1969.
• Tintypes – 1870-1899.
• Card photographs – 1880-1899.
• Photographic postcards – 1910-1929.
• Snapshots – 1920-1969.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photography studio's name printed on recto of mount or mat; one item bears photography studio's name printed on verso.
• Some items bear inscriptions on recto or verso; one item bears handwritten caption on verso. Some items are mounted; some prints and tintypes are matted. Some mats are trimmed. Two items are printed as Christmas greeting cards with printed captions on recto.
• Some items have missing corners; one item damaged along print edge; some items bear cracks or folds on emulsion. Some items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by Walter Baker Studio, Butler Studio and Jackson & Co., among others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items in collection are fragile and may not be photocopied.
• Some items may be under copyright and require permission of the copyright holder for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Alvin Longmire collected photographic images of African American men, women and children, dating from the 1870s to the 1960s.

Call Number

Sc Photo Alvin Longmire Collection

OCLC

1273413266

Author

Longmire, Alvin, collector.

Title

[Alvin Longmire collection].

Production

[between 1870 and 1962?]

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

card

Terms Of Use

Some items in collection are fragile and may not be photocopied.

Some items may be under copyright and require permission of the copyright holder for duplication.

Biography

Alvin Longmire collected photographic images of African American men, women and children, dating from the 1870s to the 1960s.

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Added Author

Butler Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Cameron Studios (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Hamblin's Photo Studio (Ocean City, Del.), photographer.

J.A. Walk Studio (Atlantic City, N.J.), photographer.

Jackson & Co. (Brooklyn, N.Y.), photographer.

J.R. Cummings (Wilmington, Del.), photographer.

Walter Baker Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Wardell (Trenton, N.J.), photographer.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Alvin Longmire Collection