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Wilma Rudolph portrait collection

Title: Wilma Rudolph portrait collection [graphic].
Publication: <1960?-1979?>

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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment 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 Rudolph, Wilma	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Description

<8> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.

Summary

Views of first American woman sprinter, 1960 Olympic gold medalist, Wilma Rudolph. The collection contains portraits of Rudolph crossing finish line during the 1960 Olympic games in Rome; holding gold medals, walking streets of New York City, weighing vegetables at street market, standing at podium, wearing Italian designer's clothes and standing and laughing with former president Jimmy Carter. Half and full-length photos available.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Portrait photographs – 1960-1979.
Group portraits – 1960-1979.
Silver gelatin photoprints – 1960-1979.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Photographers include Wide World Photos and United Press International.
Some photos have captions or information on verso.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo Rudolph, Wilma

OCLC

NYPG087000358-F

Title

Wilma Rudolph portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1960?-1979?>

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local Note

Negatives available for some images

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Added Author

Wide World Photos.

United Press International.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Rudolph, Wilma

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