Title

Ku Klux Klan [graphic].

Publication

1923-1980.

Electronic Resource

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dunnavant, Robert, 1947-
• Schiff, John.
• Clement Studio.
• International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
• Wide World Photos, Inc.

Description

• 38 items (.2 cu. ft., 1 box); 21 x 26 cm. and smaller.
• 33 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 1 photographic postcard : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 2 photomechanical prints : col. ;
• 2 stats : b&w ;

Subjects

• United States > Race relations
• White supremacy movements > United States
• Gelatin silver prints > 1920-1989
• Parades > Maine > Milo
• Funeral rites and ceremonies > New York (State) > Cold Spring
• Photomechanical prints > 1980-1989
• Meetings
• Racism > United States
• Ku-Klux Klan (1866-1869)
• Reproductions
• Group portraits > 1920-1959
• Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
• Photographic postcards > 1920-1929
• Stats

Genre/Form

• Group portraits – 1920-1959.
• Reproductions.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1989.
• Photographic postcards – 1920-1929.
• Photomechanical prints – 1980-1989.
• Stats.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's, photography studio's or news agency's handstamp on verso; some items bear photography studio's name on recto. Some items bear printed captions on recto; some bear handwritten notations on verso. Some items are mounted. Some items are duplicates. Two items are accompanied by envelopes bearing descriptive captions.
• Collection contains work by Clement Studio, Robert Dunnavant, International News Photos, John D. Schiff and Wide World Photos.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Call Number

Sc Photo Ku Klux Klan

Title

Ku Klux Klan [graphic].

Imprint

1923-1980.

Summary

The collection mainly depicts the activities of the Ku Klux Klan during the 20th century (1920s to 1980s). The collection consists of views of Klan meetings and parades (1920s-1960s); a group portrait of a Klan guerilla unit (1980); a depiction of police investigating a Klan-related lynching (1980s); some Klan-related literature; a political cartoon commenting on unreported Klan-related lynchings (1954); and an individual posing in a Klan outfit. Also included are reproductions of engravings depicting 19th century Klansmen and Klan activities (ca. late 1860s to early 1870s), as well as a broadside, a political cartoon, and a sheet music cover. Images of Ku Klux Klan activities may be found in the Stetson Kennedy Photograph Collection; and depictions of the Klan in the 19th century may be found in the Print Collection.

Of note is a series of views of a Milo, Maine, centennial celebration parade (1923) in which the Ku Klux Klan marched in its first parade in the Northeastern United States; views of a funeral procession and burial service for a Klan member, which includes black mourners, in Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York (ca. 1920s); a group portrait of the Klan, with a Santa Claus figure and an elderly African American couple, celebrating the husband's 107th birthday (1948); and views of small children being initiated into the Klan (n.d.).

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Dunnavant, Robert, 1947- Photographer

Schiff, John. Photographer

Clement Studio.

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

Wide World Photos, Inc.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Ku Klux Klan