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Knights of Pythias photograph collection.

Title: Knights of Pythias photograph collection.
Author: Knights of Pythias, compiler.
Publication: [between 1928 and 1983?]

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c2pc Knights of Pythias Knights of Pythias files, 1914-1974 (OCoLC)936214599

Description

18 items (one folder); 36 x 28 cm and smaller.
17 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
1 photographic print : color ;

Summary

Collection mostly depicts the activities of union officials and members of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), notably leader A. Philip Randolph, from the 1930s to the 1980s. The collection consists of views of speakers and officials at union gatherings; views of participants in union parades; views of BSCP officials at a commencement and an awards banquet; and group portraits used to promote civil rights gatherings. Also included are candid shots of an unidentified man (1955); a studio portrait of a child; a view of a memorial (1928); and a photographic reproduction of a document. Of note are views of BSCP members and supporters gathering and marching down Seventh Avenue possibly during two separate parades, in Harlem, New York, (ca.1940); and a group portrait showing Randolph with former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and singer Muriel Smith, to promote a civil rights rally to be held at Madison Square Garden, New York City (1956). Other BSCP officials depicted are Benjamin F. McLaurin, Ashley Totten and William Bowe.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Monuments & memorials – 1920-1929.
Portrait photographs – 1940-1989.
Group portraits – 1940-1989.
Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1989.
Dye coupler prints – 1980-1989.

Note

Title taken from Knights of Pythias Files.
Many photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's hand stamp on verso; two items bear photographer's hand stamp on recto. Some items bear photographer's name on recto. Some items bear handwritten notations on verso; one item bears handwritten caption on recto; two items bear typewritten caption label attached to verso. One image is mounted.
Collection contains work by Alexander Archer, Brown Brothers, R.T. Coughlin, James-Fast Photo Service, and Morgan Smith.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization that was the first fraternal organization chartered under an act by the United States Congress, in 1864.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Knights of Pythias Files, 1914-1974.

Call Number

Sc Photo Knights of Pythias Collection

OCLC

1273932590

Author

Knights of Pythias, compiler.

Title

Knights of Pythias photograph collection.

Production

[between 1928 and 1983?]

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

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

Biography

The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization that was the first fraternal organization chartered under an act by the United States Congress, in 1864.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Knights of Pythias Files, 1914-1974.

Local Note

Sc MG 504

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Added Author

Archer, Alexander, photographer.

Coughlin, R.T., photographer.

Smith, Morgan, 1910-1993, photographer.

Brown Brothers (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

James-Fast Photo Service (Bronx, N.Y.), photographer.

Found In:

c2pc Knights of Pythias Knights of Pythias files, 1914-1974 (OCoLC)936214599

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Knights of Pythias Collection

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