Dean Dixon, seated fifth from left, in a group portrait with the symphony orchestra that he organized, at the Harlem Y.M.C.A., New York City
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Title
Dean Dixon, seated fifth from left, in a group portrait with the symphony orchestra that he organized, at the Harlem Y.M.C.A., New York City
Collection
Dean Dixon photograph collection
Names
Dixon, Dean, 1915-1976 (Collector)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1933-06
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Dean Dixon Collection
Subjects
Dixon, Dean, 1915-1976
African American conductors (Music)
Orchestras
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Notes
Handwritten: Note on verso: At 14, Harlem YMCA. Handwritten date on recto "June 1933" indicates that Dixon was 18 when image was taken.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18984815
Photo Order: 51279
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b0c0a490-08ee-0131-b4bc-58d385a7b928
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dean Dixon, seated fifth from left, in a group portrait with the symphony orchestra that he organized, at the Harlem Y.M.C.A., New York City" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0c0a490-08ee-0131-b4bc-58d385a7b928
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. Dean Dixon, seated fifth from left, in a group portrait with the symphony orchestra that he organized, at the Harlem Y.M.C.A., New York City Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0c0a490-08ee-0131-b4bc-58d385a7b928
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dean Dixon, seated fifth from left, in a group portrait with the symphony orchestra that he organized, at the Harlem Y.M.C.A., New York City" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0c0a490-08ee-0131-b4bc-58d385a7b928
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