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Prof. W. Robert Smalls; Principal, Lincoln High School; Paducah, Ky.

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1223221


Item data

Title

Prof. W. Robert Smalls; Principal, Lincoln High School; Paducah, Ky.

Collection

Simms' blue book and national Negro business and professional directory

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1923
Place: Chicago, Ill.
Publisher: J.N. Simms

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 650.58-S (Simms, J. Simms' blue book)

Subjects

African Americans
African American businesspeople
African American men
African American school principals
Paducah (Ky.)

Genres

Photographs
Portraits
Illustrations

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12033770
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7713f430-c6d1-012f-70ca-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

Date Issued

1923

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Prof. W. Robert Smalls; Principal, Lincoln High School; Paducah, Ky." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1923. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7713f430-c6d1-012f-70ca-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1923). Prof. W. Robert Smalls; Principal, Lincoln High School; Paducah, Ky. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7713f430-c6d1-012f-70ca-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Prof. W. Robert Smalls; Principal, Lincoln High School; Paducah, Ky." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7713f430-c6d1-012f-70ca-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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