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Group portrait of New York City firefighter Wesley A. Williams (right) with his father James H. Williams (left), grandfather John Wesley Williams (2nd from left) and son James H. Williams II (in front).

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

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Wesley Williams photograph collection

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Group portrait of New York City firefighter Wesley A. Williams (right) with his father James H. Williams (left), grandfather John Wesley Williams (2nd from left) and son James H. Williams II (in front).

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Title
Group portrait of New York City firefighter Wesley A. Williams (right) with his father James H. Williams (left), grandfather John Wesley Williams (2nd from left) and son James H. Williams II (in front).
Collection

Wesley Williams photograph collection

Personal photographs

Dates / Origin
Date Captured: 1920 - 1929 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Wesley A. Williams Collection
Topics
Williams, Wesley A., 1896-1984
African American fire fighters
Williams, James H., -1948
African American families
African Americans -- New York (N.Y.)
African American men
Genres
Photographs
Group portraits
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 17 x 12 cm ; black and white
Print is mounted to wooden photo stand.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14983863
Photo Order: 53574
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 888e2200-32bf-0132-8c56-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1920: Captured (Approximate)
  • 2016: 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. "Group portrait of New York City firefighter Wesley A. Williams (right) with his father James H. Williams (left), grandfather John Wesley Williams (2nd from left) and son James H. Williams II (in front)." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0db8ea30-32dc-0132-a8e1-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group portrait of New York City firefighter Wesley A. Williams (right) with his father James H. Williams (left), grandfather John Wesley Williams (2nd from left) and son James H. Williams II (in front)." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0db8ea30-32dc-0132-a8e1-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. Group portrait of New York City firefighter Wesley A. Williams (right) with his father James H. Williams (left), grandfather John Wesley Williams (2nd from left) and son James H. Williams II (in front). Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0db8ea30-32dc-0132-a8e1-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0db8ea30-32dc-0132-a8e1-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Group portrait of New York City firefighter Wesley A. Williams (right) with his father James H. Williams (left), grandfather John Wesley Williams (2nd from left) and son James H. Williams II (in front).|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=December 10, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Group portrait of New York City firefighter Wesley A. Williams (right) with his father James H. Williams (left), grandfather John Wesley Williams (2nd from left) and son James H. Williams II (in front).