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Samuel Battle portrait collection

Title
Samuel Battle portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1920?-1950?>

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Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Battle, SamuelSchomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
  • Nichols, -1991.
  • ACME Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
  • United Press International.
Description
  • <5> photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
  • <4> photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Views of former policeman and parole commissioner Samuel Battle taken during the 1920s to the 1940s. They consist of a portrait of Battle in uniform (1926); individual candid portraits of Battle and his wife; a group portrait of Battle, Detective Al Eldridge and a teenager (1939); three group portraits, that also include fire chief Wesley Williams, depicting two check presentations to New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer (1949 and n.d.), and an unidentified basketball trophy presentation; and a group portrait of Battle on a stoop with some African-American children (1942).
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Group portraits – 1930-1949.
  • Portrait photographs – 1920-1949.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1949.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Photographers include Nichols, Acme Newspictures and United Press International.
  • Some photographs have descriptive information on verso; one is torn; some have been cropped; some have cropping or retouching marks; some are duplicates.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some photos restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Battle, Samuel
OCLC
NYPG085000248-F
Title
Samuel Battle portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1920?-1950?>
Terms Of Use
Some photos restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
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Added Author
Nichols, -1991. Photographer
ACME Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
United Press International.
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Battle, Samuel
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