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Eslanda Goode Robeson (standing), Paul Robeson (center), and Lawrence Brown (right) in a scene from the motion picture "Big Fella"

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

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Big Fella Motion Picture Stills Collection

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Eslanda Goode Robeson (standing), Paul Robeson (center), and Lawrence Brown (right) in a scene from the motion picture "Big Fella"

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Title
Eslanda Goode Robeson (standing), Paul Robeson (center), and Lawrence Brown (right) in a scene from the motion picture "Big Fella"
Names
Johnson, Fred M. (Photographer)
Collection

Big Fella Motion Picture Stills Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Motion Pictures
Topics
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
African American motion picture actors and actresses
African Americans in motion pictures
Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965
Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972
Genres
Photographs
Film stills
Notes
Content: video disk no. 25,259
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 20 x 25 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG089000047-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11545064
Barcode: 33433077454001
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f81840f0-c6cd-012f-5eae-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1938: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Eslanda Goode Robeson (standing), Paul Robeson (center), and Lawrence Brown (right) in a scene from the motion picture "Big Fella"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7d0e925-f8bc-eff6-e040-e00a18060357

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Eslanda Goode Robeson (standing), Paul Robeson (center), and Lawrence Brown (right) in a scene from the motion picture "Big Fella"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7d0e925-f8bc-eff6-e040-e00a18060357

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). Eslanda Goode Robeson (standing), Paul Robeson (center), and Lawrence Brown (right) in a scene from the motion picture "Big Fella" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7d0e925-f8bc-eff6-e040-e00a18060357

Wikipedia Citation

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Eslanda Goode Robeson (standing), Paul Robeson (center), and Lawrence Brown (right) in a scene from the motion picture "Big Fella"