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W. E. B. Du Bois with the Fisk University class of 1888

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Image ID

1953588


Item data

Title

W. E. B. Du Bois with the Fisk University class of 1888

Collection

Portrait collection
W.E.B. DuBois portrait collection

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1888 (Approximate)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Du Bois, W.E.B.

Subjects

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
African American scholars
African American authors
African American leadership
African American political activists
African American universities and colleges
African American college graduates
African American women -- Education
Fisk University
African Americans -- 1880-1889

Genres

Portraits
Photographs

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16819138
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG085000683-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11487505
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e1702ce0-c5f1-012f-f878-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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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. "W. E. B. Du Bois with the Fisk University class of 1888" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1888. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1702ce0-c5f1-012f-f878-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1888). W. E. B. Du Bois with the Fisk University class of 1888 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1702ce0-c5f1-012f-f878-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "W. E. B. Du Bois with the Fisk University class of 1888" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e1702ce0-c5f1-012f-f878-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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