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Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s

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

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Austin Hansen photograph collection

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Series I: Personalities

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Baker, Ella

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Title
Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s
Names
Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996 (Photographer)
Collection

Austin Hansen photograph collection

Series I: Personalities

Baker, Ella

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950 - 1959 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Austin Hansen Collection
Topics
Baker, Ella, 1903-1986
Civil rights workers
Women civil rights workers
Baker, Ella, 1903-1986
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Fairs -- New York (State) -- New York
African Americans -- Social life and customs
African American girls -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12017637
MSS Unit ID: 533511
Archives EAD ID: 3393136
Photo Order: 55885
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9b893f0-bc9c-0133-56bc-00505686a51c
Copyright Notice
© The Estate of Austin Hansen.
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1910: Creator Born
  • 1950: Created (Approximate)
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c40f5df0-bd52-0133-3026-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c40f5df0-bd52-0133-3026-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1959). Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c40f5df0-bd52-0133-3026-00505686a51c

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c40f5df0-bd52-0133-3026-00505686a51c | title= (still image) Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s, (1950 - 1959)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=July 17, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Civil rights activist Ella Baker (standing third from right) with a group of young and teenage girls at a fair sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, circa 1950s