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Singing "Trying to Make a Hundred, Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do" during the collection at Negro church in Heard County, Georgia.

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

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Farm Security Administration Collection

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Georgia.

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Jack Delano.

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Singing "Trying to Make a Hundred, Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do" during the collection at Negro church in Heard County, Georgia.

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Title
Singing "Trying to Make a Hundred, Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do" during the collection at Negro church in Heard County, Georgia.
Additional title: [African Americans in a church during a religious gathering, April 1941.]
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Delano, Jack (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Collection

Georgia.

Jack Delano.

Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Farm Security Administration Collection
Topics
Georgia
Interiors
African American churches
Religious gatherings
Heard County (Ga.)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: LOC negative # : 43934-D.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 photographic print : Gelatin silver ; 10 x 8 in.
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9d207840-c612-012f-0bea-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Singing "Trying to Make a Hundred, Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do" during the collection at Negro church in Heard County, Georgia." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f925-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Singing "Trying to Make a Hundred, Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do" during the collection at Negro church in Heard County, Georgia." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 24, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f925-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. Singing "Trying to Make a Hundred, Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do" during the collection at Negro church in Heard County, Georgia. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-f925-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Singing "Trying to Make a Hundred, Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do" during the collection at Negro church in Heard County, Georgia.