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Group portrait of the Professional League of Virgin Islanders at unidentified gathering

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

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Austin Hansen photograph collection

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Series II: Organizations

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Professional League of Virgin Islanders

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Title
Group portrait of the Professional League of Virgin Islanders at unidentified gathering
Names
Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996 (Photographer)
Collection

Austin Hansen photograph collection

Series II: Organizations

Professional League of Virgin Islanders

Events and activities

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950 - 1959 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Austin Hansen Collection
Topics
Professional League of Virgin Islanders
West Indians -- New York (State) -- New York
West Indians -- Associations, institutions, etc -- New York (State) -- New York
Social life and customs
Genres
Photographs
Group portraits
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Description
Group portrait of members of the Professional League of Virgin Islanders attending an unidentified organizational gathering, circa 1950s.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12017637
MSS Unit ID: 533511
Archives EAD ID: 3393966
Other local Identifier: NOMA64340
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9478dde0-dac4-013a-8fe9-0242ac110003
Copyright Notice
© The Estate of Austin Hansen.
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1910: Creator Born
  • 1950: Created (Approximate)
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group portrait of the Professional League of Virgin Islanders at unidentified gathering" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/937bd130-df5a-013a-da43-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group portrait of the Professional League of Virgin Islanders at unidentified gathering" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/937bd130-df5a-013a-da43-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1959). Group portrait of the Professional League of Virgin Islanders at unidentified gathering Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/937bd130-df5a-013a-da43-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Group portrait of the Professional League of Virgin Islanders at unidentified gathering