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Double ambrotype portrait of Albro Lyons, Sr. and Mary Joseph Lyons.

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Image ID

1804936


Item data

Title

Double ambrotype portrait of Albro Lyons, Sr. and Mary Joseph Lyons.

Collection

Harry A. Williamson Photograph Collection
Personal Photographs

Names

Williamson, Harry A. (Harry Albro), 1875-1965 (Collector)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1860 (Approximate)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Harry A. Williamson Collection

Subjects

Free African Americans
African American couples

Genres

Photographs
Portrait Photographs

Notes

Content: SC-CN-04-052

Physical Description

Ambrotypes

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11922867
NYPL Exhibition ID: Black New Yorkers 011
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72a8f8b0-c6b6-012f-22a6-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Double ambrotype portrait of Albro Lyons, Sr. and Mary Joseph Lyons." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72a8f8b0-c6b6-012f-22a6-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1860). Double ambrotype portrait of Albro Lyons, Sr. and Mary Joseph Lyons. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72a8f8b0-c6b6-012f-22a6-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Double ambrotype portrait of Albro Lyons, Sr. and Mary Joseph Lyons." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72a8f8b0-c6b6-012f-22a6-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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