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Reading room of the Schomburg Collection at the 135th Street Branch Library. Lawrence Reddick, curator, seated at right

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

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Title
Reading room of the Schomburg Collection at the 135th Street Branch Library. Lawrence Reddick, curator, seated at right
Collection

Schomburg Center photograph collection

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938 - 1945 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Schomburg Center Collection
Topics
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Reddick, Lawrence Dunbar, 1910-1995
New York Public Library. 135th Street Branch
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
Photo Order: 64830
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 25e35fe0-637f-013b-7ba7-0242ac110003
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

  • 1938: Created (Approximate)
  • 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. "Reading room of the Schomburg Collection at the 135th Street Branch Library. Lawrence Reddick, curator, seated at right" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938 - 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/126797b0-63a2-013b-48ce-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Reading room of the Schomburg Collection at the 135th Street Branch Library. Lawrence Reddick, curator, seated at right" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/126797b0-63a2-013b-48ce-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1938 - 1945). Reading room of the Schomburg Collection at the 135th Street Branch Library. Lawrence Reddick, curator, seated at right Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/126797b0-63a2-013b-48ce-0242ac110003

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Reading room of the Schomburg Collection at the 135th Street Branch Library. Lawrence Reddick, curator, seated at right