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Schomburg Daguerreotype collection.

Title
  1. Schomburg Daguerreotype collection.
Published by
  1. 1840s to 1850s.

Collection information

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Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints. See the finding aid for details.

Containerbox 2FormatArchival MixAccessSupervised useCall numberSCP 186032 box 2Item locationSchomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
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Available by appointment at Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints. See the finding aid for details.

Containerbox 1FormatArchival MixAccessSupervised useCall numberSCP 186032 box 1Item locationSchomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

Details

Additional authors
  1. Washington, Augustus, 1820 or 1821-1875
  2. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, compiler
Description
  1. 0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Summary
  1. The Schomburg Daguerreotype collection dates from the 1840s to 1850s, and consists of seventeen daguerreotypes which depict individuals, most of whom are Black, in a posed portrait style.
Subject
  1. African American photographers
  2. African American portrait photographers
  3. Daguerreotypists
Genre/Form
  1. Daguerreotypes (photographs)
Call number
  1. SCP 186032
Language
  1. English
Source (note)
  1. Source of acquisition is unknown.
Location of other archival materials (note)
  1. The bulk of Augustus Washington's daguerreotypes of Black people are held at the Library of Congress in the Prints and Photographs Division.
Title
  1. Schomburg Daguerreotype collection.
Production
  1. 1840s to 1850s.
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. sheet
Location of other archival materials
  1. The bulk of Augustus Washington's daguerreotypes of Black people are held at the Library of Congress in the Prints and Photographs Division.
Source
  1. Source of acquisition is unknown.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
  2. Finding aid
Occupation
  1. Photographers.
Added author
  1. Washington, Augustus, 1820 or 1821-1875, photographer.
  2. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, compiler.
Research call number
  1. SCP 186032
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