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Portrait of future New York City Fire Commissioner Robert O. Lowery as a probationary fire fighter, July 1941

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Portrait of future New York City Fire Commissioner Robert O. Lowery as a probationary fire fighter, July 1941
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Vulcan Society photograph collection

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1941-07
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Vulcan Society Collection
Topics
New York (N.Y.). Fire Department. Vulcan Society
New York (N.Y.). Fire Department
African American fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
African American fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.) -- Societies, etc
Lowery, Robert O. (Robert Oliver), 1916-
New York (N.Y.). Fire Dept. -- Officials and employees
Genres
Photographs
Portrait photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22641138
Photo Order: 57576
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 18c186d0-0751-0135-ea5d-097d35ebfe40
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1941: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of future New York City Fire Commissioner Robert O. Lowery as a probationary fire fighter, July 1941" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4fe952c0-080d-0135-7a2f-5b85518b9812

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of future New York City Fire Commissioner Robert O. Lowery as a probationary fire fighter, July 1941" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4fe952c0-080d-0135-7a2f-5b85518b9812

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1941). Portrait of future New York City Fire Commissioner Robert O. Lowery as a probationary fire fighter, July 1941 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4fe952c0-080d-0135-7a2f-5b85518b9812

Wikipedia Citation

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Portrait of future New York City Fire Commissioner Robert O. Lowery as a probationary fire fighter, July 1941