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"The call of his people".

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Image ID

1260617


Item data

Title

"The call of his people".

Collection

Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection
Personal collections
Edna Morton collection
The call of his people.

Names

Johnson, Helen A. (Collector)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1890 - 1999 (Questionable)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection (Personal Collections)

Subjects

African American motion picture actors and actresses

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Content: Caption on back: "Scene from the motion picture, "The call of his people", 1922; George Brown [right]."

Physical Description

Photolithographs
Photolithographs
Extent: 1 lobby card : 8.3 x 11.5 in.
Lithographs

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14907059
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14907056
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bab34a00-c634-012f-bc78-58d385a7bc34

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. ""The call of his people"." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890 - 1999. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bab34a00-c634-012f-bc78-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1890 - 1999). "The call of his people". Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bab34a00-c634-012f-bc78-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. ""The call of his people"." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bab34a00-c634-012f-bc78-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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