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Sugar Ray Robinson portrait collection

Title: Sugar Ray Robinson portrait collection [graphic].
Publication: <1938?-1959?>

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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 Robinson, Sugar Ray	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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<8> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
<10> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;

Summary

Portraits of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. Includes promotional stills of Robinson in a boxing stance and as an entertainer; attending birthday parties, including one in his honor with mother Marie and sister Evelyn; at New York's City Hall being honored by Mayor Vincent Impellitteri; and a view of Robinson's wife shopping in Paris. Notable images include an overview of the audience at City Hall during Robinson's welcome, and a view of Sugar Ray's nightclub and Ray Robinson Enterprises in Harlem. Full, half and quarter length portraits are included.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Publicity photographs – 1940-1959.
Group portraits – 1930-1959.
Portrait photographs – 1940-1959.
Autographs – 1940-1959.
Silver gelatin photoprints – 1930-1959.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Photographers include James C. Campbell, James J. Kriegsmann and others.
Some photographs have captions; some are cropped; some are duplicates; some are autographed.

Terms of Use (note)

Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo Robinson, Sugar Ray

OCLC

NYPG087000379-F

Title

Sugar Ray Robinson portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1938?-1959?>

Terms Of Use

Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Campbell, James C. Photographer

Kriegsmann, James J. Photographer

Wever, Steve. Photographer

Zanders. Photographer

United Press International.

Photokraft.

M. Associates (New York, N.Y.)

Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)

International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)

Keystone Pictures (New York, N.Y.)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Robinson, Sugar Ray

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