Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Bagwell, Ed.
2. Parker, Paul
3. Mitchell, Jack
4. Hardison, Inge, 1904-
5. Bernard, Bruno
6. Gilbert Pictorial Enterprise (New York, N.Y.)
7. Walter Kaner Associates

Description

1. <13> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.

Summary

1. 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

1. Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

1. John, Alma V. (Alma Vessells)
2. Whipper, Leigh R. (Leigh Rollin), 1877-1975
3. Dick, Edith
4. Harrison, Henriette K
5. Tynes, Margaret
6. Booker, Mease
7. Jarboro, Caterina
8. WWRL (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
9. African Americans in radio broadcasting
10. Women broadcasters -- United States
11. Radio broadcasting -- United States
12. African American nurses

Genre/Form

1. Group portraits – 1950-1969.
2. Portrait photographs – 1950-1969.
3. Silver gelatin photoprints – 1950-1969.

Call number

1. Sc Photo John, Alma

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photographs have captions; some are cropped; some photographs are duplicates; some photographs have written descriptive information; some have air brush marks.
3. Photographers include Ed Bagwell, Bruno of Hollywood, Paul Parker and others.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local note

1. Negatives exist for some images.

Title

1. Alma John portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. <1950?-1965?>

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment

Added author

1. Bagwell, Ed. Photographer
2. Parker, Paul. Photographer
3. Mitchell, Jack. Photographer
4. Hardison, Inge, 1904- Photographer
5. Bernard, Bruno.
6. Gilbert Pictorial Enterprise (New York, N.Y.)
7. Walter Kaner Associates.

Research call number

1. Sc Photo John, Alma