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"Tween de deble and de deep blue sea"

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Image ID

812890


Item data

Title

"Tween de deble and de deep blue sea"

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American Life -- 1900s

Names

Howe, F. L. (Frederick L.) (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1901-09-21 (Inferred)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-190

Subjects

African Americans -- 1900-1999
Children -- 1900-1909
Men -- United States -- 1900-1909
Robberies
Poultry houses
Dogs
Fences

Genres

Humorous Pictures

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Copyright 1901 by F L Howe"--inscribed on negative bottom right.
Date: Copyright date: 1901-09-21.
Source Note: Photographs : duplicates of copyright deposits, received by exchange 1957, 1958, 1959. Library of Congress. Prints & Photographs Division.

Physical Description

Collodion printing-out paper prints
Extent: 25 x 18 cm (9 3/4 x 7 in) on board mount 28.5 x 20.5 cm
Matte collodion print.
"BB" or "88"--enclosed in diamond device, lower right.
Ghost image ["Nigger heben"] on verso, mount.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17164856
Barcode: 33333159333752
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 441ac4b0-c52f-012f-88a4-58d385a7bc34

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

Date Issued

1901-09-21

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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. ""Tween de deble and de deep blue sea"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/441ac4b0-c52f-012f-88a4-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1901). "Tween de deble and de deep blue sea" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/441ac4b0-c52f-012f-88a4-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Tween de deble and de deep blue sea"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/441ac4b0-c52f-012f-88a4-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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