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African American man holding a Caucasian boy in sailor suit, ca. 1890s

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Image ID

812871


Item data

Title

African American man holding a Caucasian boy in sailor suit, ca. 1890s

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American Life -- 1890s

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1890 - 1899 (Approximate)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-189

Subjects

African Americans -- 1890-1899
Men -- Clothing & dress -- 1890-1899
Children -- Clothing & dress -- 1890-1899
Boys -- 1890-1899
Servants
Posing

Genres

Portrait Photographs

Physical Description

Platinum prints
Extent: 17 x 14 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)

Abstract

"Servants 1890s"--written on image.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17609590
Barcode: 33333159333562
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3154daf0-c52f-012f-ccab-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "African American man holding a Caucasian boy in sailor suit, ca. 1890s" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890 - 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3154daf0-c52f-012f-ccab-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1890 - 1899). African American man holding a Caucasian boy in sailor suit, ca. 1890s Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3154daf0-c52f-012f-ccab-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "African American man holding a Caucasian boy in sailor suit, ca. 1890s" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3154daf0-c52f-012f-ccab-58d385a7bc34

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