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Group portrait of the founding members of the Vulcan Society who were honored at the Twentieth Anniversary Dance at the Audubon Ballroom

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

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Vulcan Society photograph collection

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Meetings and social gatherings

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Title
Group portrait of the founding members of the Vulcan Society who were honored at the Twentieth Anniversary Dance at the Audubon Ballroom
Collection

Vulcan Society photograph collection

Meetings and social gatherings

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960-05-27
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Vulcan Society Collection
Topics
New York (N.Y.). Fire Department. Vulcan Society
New York (N.Y.). Fire Department
African American fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
African American fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.) -- Societies, etc
African American fire fighters -- Societies, etc.
African Americans -- Social life and customs
New York (N.Y.). Fire Dept. Vulcan Society -- Anniversaries, etc.
Genres
Photographs
Group portraits
Notes
Content: Taken from caption label: First Row, John H. McKenzie, Jr., Vonner Jordan, Noel Powell, Briscoe Payne, Walter Thomas, Lieutenants William Owens and Clarence Williams. Second Row, George Powell, William Brent, William Chisholm, Retired Lieutenant Leonard Gruby, Frank Horace, William Anderson, Redes Ezell, Joseph Sylvester, Fitzhugh Lee and Arnold Joell.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Original items has typewritten caption note attached to recto.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22641138
Photo Order: 57576
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c0739350-074a-0135-0ffc-4333435191d5
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

  • 1960: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group portrait of the founding members of the Vulcan Society who were honored at the Twentieth Anniversary Dance at the Audubon Ballroom" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/814616a0-080b-0135-0d0c-3fad5863e8f3

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group portrait of the founding members of the Vulcan Society who were honored at the Twentieth Anniversary Dance at the Audubon Ballroom" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/814616a0-080b-0135-0d0c-3fad5863e8f3

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1960). Group portrait of the founding members of the Vulcan Society who were honored at the Twentieth Anniversary Dance at the Audubon Ballroom Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/814616a0-080b-0135-0d0c-3fad5863e8f3

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/814616a0-080b-0135-0d0c-3fad5863e8f3 | title= (still image) Group portrait of the founding members of the Vulcan Society who were honored at the Twentieth Anniversary Dance at the Audubon Ballroom, (1960)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 24, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Group portrait of the founding members of the Vulcan Society who were honored at the Twentieth Anniversary Dance at the Audubon Ballroom