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Photograph of Mayor William O' Dwyer receiving three Booker T. Washington Half Dollars at City Hall with accompanying note

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Photograph of Mayor William O' Dwyer receiving three Booker T. Washington Half Dollars at City Hall with accompanying note
Collection

Portrait collection

William O'Dwyer portrait collection.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1948-01-20
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo O'Dwyer, William
Topics
O'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964
New York City Hall (New York, N.Y.)
Jackson, Andrew F.
De Varco, Herbert
Roane, Mabel
Harten, Thomas S.
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Content: Seated at the Mayor's right is Andrew F. Jackson, assistant director of the 1948 Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial Campaign. Standing are: Attorney Herbert De Varco, chairman of the Citizens' Committee: Mrs. Mabel Roane, director of the Negro Actors Guild, and Rev. Thomas S. Harten, vice president of the National Baptist Convention.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487646
Photo Order: 65667
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 70170b60-4522-013c-7ff3-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1948: Created
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Photograph of Mayor William O' Dwyer receiving three Booker T. Washington Half Dollars at City Hall with accompanying note" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1948. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d040ddf0-45bf-013c-2b48-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Photograph of Mayor William O' Dwyer receiving three Booker T. Washington Half Dollars at City Hall with accompanying note" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d040ddf0-45bf-013c-2b48-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1948). Photograph of Mayor William O' Dwyer receiving three Booker T. Washington Half Dollars at City Hall with accompanying note Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d040ddf0-45bf-013c-2b48-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Photograph of Mayor William O' Dwyer receiving three Booker T. Washington Half Dollars at City Hall with accompanying note