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Illustrated portrait of Crispus Attucks, hero of the Boston Massacre in 1770

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

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Illustrated portrait of Crispus Attucks, hero of the Boston Massacre in 1770

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Illustrated portrait of Crispus Attucks, hero of the Boston Massacre in 1770
Collection

Portrait collection

Crispus Attucks portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1951-03
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Portrait Collection
Topics
African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Revolutionaries -- United States
Boston Massacre, 1770
Genres
Portraits
Illustrations
Notes
Original version: Item is cover illustration from the Negro History Bulletin, published March 1951.
Additional physical form: Copy negative no.: SC-CN-80-305
Physical Description
Photomechanical prints
Extent: 20 x 16 cm ; black and white
Original image is cropped.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487015
Photo Order: 55670
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b78695a0-4235-0134-70b8-00505686a51c
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

  • 1951: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Illustrated portrait of Crispus Attucks, hero of the Boston Massacre in 1770" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1951-03. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b0a0f00-4797-0134-a276-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Illustrated portrait of Crispus Attucks, hero of the Boston Massacre in 1770" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b0a0f00-4797-0134-a276-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1951-03). Illustrated portrait of Crispus Attucks, hero of the Boston Massacre in 1770 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6b0a0f00-4797-0134-a276-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Illustrated portrait of Crispus Attucks, hero of the Boston Massacre in 1770