Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.)
2. Elcha (New York, N.Y.)
3. Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. <3> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.

Summary

1. Quarter and full length portraits of blues singer Mamie Smith.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

1. African American singers
2. Portrait photographs > 1920-1939
3. Autographs > 1930-1939
4. Silver gelatin photoprints > 1920-1939
5. Women singers > United States
6. Smith, Mamie

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1920-1939.
2. Autographs – 1930-1939.
3. Silver gelatin photoprints – 1920-1939.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Smith, Mamie

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Photographers include Elcha, Apeda and Layne's Studio.
3. One photograph is autographed; some photographs bear captions.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Title

1. Mamie Smith portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. <1921?-1939?>

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local note

1. Negatives exist for some images.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Request Appointment

Added author

1. Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.)
2. Elcha (New York, N.Y.)
3. Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Smith, Mamie