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Dramatist Lorraine Hansberry at the opeining of her play "A Raisin in the Sun" in New Haven, Connecticut

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Dramatist Lorraine Hansberry at the opeining of her play "A Raisin in the Sun" in New Haven, Connecticut
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Lorraine Hansberry portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1959
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Hansberry, Lorraine
Topics
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
African American dramatists
African American women dramatists
Genres
Portraits
Notes
Content: Handwritten note on recto: New Haven opening '59
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 25 x 20 cm ; black and white
Description
Dramatist Lorraine Hansberry at the time of her play "A Raisin in the Sun" opening in New Haven, Connecticut, prior to its run on Broadway, 1959.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487168
Photo Order: 50916
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 60afbbb0-d534-0130-70d4-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1959: Created
  • 2013: 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. "Dramatist Lorraine Hansberry at the opeining of her play "A Raisin in the Sun" in New Haven, Connecticut" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/091e6d30-d5e2-0130-e7a4-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dramatist Lorraine Hansberry at the opeining of her play "A Raisin in the Sun" in New Haven, Connecticut" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/091e6d30-d5e2-0130-e7a4-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1959). Dramatist Lorraine Hansberry at the opeining of her play "A Raisin in the Sun" in New Haven, Connecticut Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/091e6d30-d5e2-0130-e7a4-58d385a7b928

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Dramatist Lorraine Hansberry at the opeining of her play "A Raisin in the Sun" in New Haven, Connecticut