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Jan Matzeliger, inventor of the shoe lasting machine

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

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Title
Jan Matzeliger, inventor of the shoe lasting machine
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Dates / Origin
Date Captured: 1880 - 1889 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Matzeliger, Jan
Topics
Matzeliger, Jan Ernst, 1852-1889
African American inventors
Inventors, Black -- United States
Surinamese -- United States
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Source note: Image taken from revised edition of "A Pictorial History of the Negro in America" (1963)
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 10 x 7 cm ; black and white
Description
Portrait of Jan Matzeliger, inventor of the shoe lasting machine, circa 1880s
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487732
Photo Order: 55383
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 493f4cc0-5a30-0133-46ce-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1880: Captured (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Jan Matzeliger, inventor of the shoe lasting machine" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9c70220-5b1b-0133-6cdc-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Jan Matzeliger, inventor of the shoe lasting machine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9c70220-5b1b-0133-6cdc-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. Jan Matzeliger, inventor of the shoe lasting machine Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c9c70220-5b1b-0133-6cdc-00505686a51c

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Jan Matzeliger, inventor of the shoe lasting machine