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Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s

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

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Austin Hansen photograph collection

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Title
Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s
Names
Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996 (Photographer)
Collection

Austin Hansen photograph collection

Series I: Personalities

Baker, Ella

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950 - 1959 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Austin Hansen Collection
Topics
Baker, Ella, 1903-1986
Civil rights workers
Women civil rights workers
Baker, Ella, 1903-1986
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Fairs -- New York (State) -- New York
African Americans -- Social life and customs
African American girls -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12017637
MSS Unit ID: 533511
Archives EAD ID: 3393136
Photo Order: 55885
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9b893f0-bc9c-0133-56bc-00505686a51c
Copyright Notice
© The Estate of Austin Hansen.
Rights Statement
This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. 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. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Item timeline of events

  • 1910: Creator Born
  • 1950: Created (Approximate)
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c40f5df0-bd52-0133-3026-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c40f5df0-bd52-0133-3026-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1959). Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c40f5df0-bd52-0133-3026-00505686a51c

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Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s