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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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5059927


Item data

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

Photographs

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

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

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

APA format

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

Chicago/Turabian Format

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

Wikipedia citation

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