Research Catalog
Occupations
- Title
- Occupations [graphic].
- Publication
- 1800-1990 (bulk 1930-1960)
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 993 items (2.3 cubic ft., 13 boxes); 36 x 26 cm. and smaller.
- 21 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
- 781 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
- 75 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
- 86 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
- 21 photomechanical prints : b&w ;
- 3 photographic prints : col. ;
- 2 postcards : col. ;
- 4 commemorative prints : col.
- Summary
- Collection depicts African Americans engaged in a variety of occupations and date from the 1900s to the 1990s with the bulk of the images being from the 1930s to the 1950s.
- Subjects
- Gelatin silver prints > 1910-1990
- Postmasters > United States
- Construction workers
- War work
- Civil defense
- Blue collar workers
- Unskilled labor
- Industrial mobilization > United States
- Women in war > United States
- World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans
- World War, 1939-1945 > Women
- Service industry workers
- African American women in the professions
- African American women household employees
- African American white collar workers
- African American television producers and directors
- African American railroad employees
- African American professional employees
- African American police
- African American physicians
- African American photographers
- African American nurses
- African American lawyers
- African American judges
- African American journalists
- African American businesspeople
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- United States > Works Progress Administration
- Seaway Communications (Firm)
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- Job Corps (U.S.)
- Black Press Week
- Genre/Form
- Gelatin silver prints – 1910-1990.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some photographs have agency's photo credit handstamped or machine printed on verso. Some items have descriptive information on verso or recto. Some images are cropped or bear cropping marks. Some items are duplicates.
- Photographers include Bert Andrews, James C. Campbell, Cecil Layne and the Office of War Information.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid
- Call Number
- Sc Photo Occupations
- OCLC
- NYPG03-F224
- Title
- Occupations [graphic].
- Imprint
- 1800-1990 (bulk 1930-1960)
- Indexes
- Finding aid: folder level control.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Andrews, Bert. PhotographerCampbell, James C. PhotographerLayne, Cecil. PhotographerUnited States. Office of War Information.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Photo Occupations