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Dr. Samuel Sillen, Ralph Ellison, Lawrence Reddick, and William Attaway on the platform of the Harlem Library

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58942177


Item data

Title

Dr. Samuel Sillen, Ralph Ellison, Lawrence Reddick, and William Attaway on the platform of the Harlem Library

Collection

Schomburg Center photograph collection
Series IV: Presentations, Programs, and Events
Public Programs

Names

Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1941-11-27 (Inferred)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Schomburg Center Collection

Subjects

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Sillen, Samuel
Ellison, Ralph
Reddick, Lawrence Dunbar, 1910-1995
Attaway, William

Genres

Photographs

Physical Description

Extent: 25 x 21 cm

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b23286257
Archives ID: 186412
Archives EAD ID: 3487613
NYPL Exhibition ID: SC 25.701.88
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bc270180-6ee3-013d-dd6a-0242ac110003

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. "Dr. Samuel Sillen, Ralph Ellison, Lawrence Reddick, and William Attaway on the platform of the Harlem Library" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc270180-6ee3-013d-dd6a-0242ac110003

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1941). Dr. Samuel Sillen, Ralph Ellison, Lawrence Reddick, and William Attaway on the platform of the Harlem Library Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc270180-6ee3-013d-dd6a-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Dr. Samuel Sillen, Ralph Ellison, Lawrence Reddick, and William Attaway on the platform of the Harlem Library" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bc270180-6ee3-013d-dd6a-0242ac110003

Wikipedia citation

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