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Sara Pelham Speaks with Francis E. Rivers (right) and James R. White (center)

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

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Republican National Committee

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Sara Pelham Speaks with Francis E. Rivers (right) and James R. White (center)

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Sara Pelham Speaks with Francis E. Rivers (right) and James R. White (center)
Collection

Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Organizations

Republican National Committee

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940-09-09
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Organizations
Topics
Speaks, Sara Pelham
Rivers, Francis E.
African American political activists
Political activists -- United States
African American lawyers
Political campaigns -- United States
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Item bears press release on verso.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm ; black and white
Description
Sara Pelham Speaks, of New York, activities director of black women's groups for the Eastern Division of the Republican National Committee's Publicity Department, with Francis E. Rivers (right), Eastern Director of the Colored Division, and James R. White (center), National Director of Business, Trade and Industrial Publicity, in New York City, 1940. A photo montage of Republican presidential candidate Wendell L. Willkie is in background.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13049844
MSS Unit ID: 531911
Archives EAD ID: 3466578
Photo Order: 53365
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f58f87c0-2194-0132-bb90-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1940: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Sara Pelham Speaks with Francis E. Rivers (right) and James R. White (center)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69ebca00-2198-0132-1304-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Sara Pelham Speaks with Francis E. Rivers (right) and James R. White (center)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69ebca00-2198-0132-1304-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1940). Sara Pelham Speaks with Francis E. Rivers (right) and James R. White (center) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69ebca00-2198-0132-1304-58d385a7bbd0

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69ebca00-2198-0132-1304-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Sara Pelham Speaks with Francis E. Rivers (right) and James R. White (center), (1940)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=July 20, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Sara Pelham Speaks with Francis E. Rivers (right) and James R. White (center)