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Bessie Smith portrait collection

Title
Bessie Smith portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1920?-1985?>

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StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Smith, BessieSchomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
  • Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
  • Wide World Photos.
  • Columbia Records, Inc.
  • Elcha (New York, N.Y.)
Description
  • <1> photomechanical print : b&w; 16 x 11 cm.
  • <5> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Quarter and full length portraits of blues singer Bessie Smith.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1920-1939.
  • Postcards – 1920-1929.
  • Photomechanical prints – 1980-1989.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1920-1959.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some photographs are duplicates; one photograph is spotted; some have captions.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Smith, Bessie
OCLC
NYPG087000430-F
Title
Bessie Smith portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1920?-1985?>
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Added Author
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Photographer
Wide World Photos.
Columbia Records, Inc.
Elcha (New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Smith, Bessie
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