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Librarian Augusta Baker showing a copy of Ellen Tarry's "Janie Belle" to a young girl at the library

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

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Title
Librarian Augusta Baker showing a copy of Ellen Tarry's "Janie Belle" to a young girl at the library
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Augusta Baker portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1941 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Baker, Augusta
Topics
Baker, Augusta
African American librarians
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Content: View of librarian Augusta Baker showing a copy of Ellen Tarry's "Janie Belle" to a young girl, at the 135th Street (now Countee Cullen) Branch Library, the New York Public Library, in Harlem, New York, ca. 1941
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487072
Photo Order: 60132
Photo Order: 65211
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5efd34e0-b9d8-0136-d78f-003399088ab4
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

  • 1941: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Librarian Augusta Baker showing a copy of Ellen Tarry's "Janie Belle" to a young girl at the library" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9fb26c90-b9dd-0136-c72e-75a958efcde1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Librarian Augusta Baker showing a copy of Ellen Tarry's "Janie Belle" to a young girl at the library" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9fb26c90-b9dd-0136-c72e-75a958efcde1

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1941). Librarian Augusta Baker showing a copy of Ellen Tarry's "Janie Belle" to a young girl at the library Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9fb26c90-b9dd-0136-c72e-75a958efcde1

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9fb26c90-b9dd-0136-c72e-75a958efcde1 | title= (still image) Librarian Augusta Baker showing a copy of Ellen Tarry's "Janie Belle" to a young girl at the library, (1941)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 26, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Librarian Augusta Baker showing a copy of Ellen Tarry's "Janie Belle" to a young girl at the library