Research Catalog
Alma John portrait collection
- Title
- Alma John portrait collection [graphic].
- Publication
- <1950?-1965?>
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Still image | Use in library | Sc Photo John, Alma | Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints |
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- Description
- <13> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
- <8> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
- Summary
- Portraits of radio personality and nurse Alma John. In addition to formal portraits, there are numerous views of John on the air with guests such as: Mease Booker, Margaret Tynes, and Preston Erway. Other group portraits include Edith Dick, Henriette Harrison, Caterina Jarboro and Leigh Whipper. Quarter and half length views are available.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
- Subjects
- Whipper, Leigh R (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975
- Women broadcasters > United States
- Harrison, Henriette K
- African Americans in radio broadcasting
- Silver gelatin photoprints > 1950-1969
- John, Alma V (Alma Vessells)
- Radio broadcasting > United States
- Dick, Edith
- Tynes, Margaret
- Jarboro, Caterina
- Group portraits > 1950-1969
- African American nurses
- Booker, Mease
- WWRL (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
- Portrait photographs > 1950-1969
- Genre/Form
- Group portraits – 1950-1969.
- Portrait photographs – 1950-1969.
- Silver gelatin photoprints – 1950-1969.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Some photographs have captions; some are cropped; some photographs are duplicates; some photographs have written descriptive information; some have air brush marks.
- Photographers include Ed Bagwell, Bruno of Hollywood, Paul Parker and others.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
- Call Number
- Sc Photo John, Alma
- OCLC
- NYPG085000576-F
- Title
- Alma John portrait collection [graphic].
- Imprint
- <1950?-1965?>
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
- Local Note
- Negatives exist for some images.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Bagwell, Ed. PhotographerParker, Paul. PhotographerMitchell, Jack. PhotographerHardison, Inge, 1904- PhotographerBernard, Bruno.Gilbert Pictorial Enterprise (New York, N.Y.)Walter Kaner Associates.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Photo John, Alma