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U.S. Minister to Liberia Lester A. Walton and his family en route to Liberia

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

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Lester A. Walton photograph collection

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I. Personal Photographs

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U.S. Minister to Liberia Lester A. Walton and his family en route to Liberia
Collection

Lester A. Walton photograph collection

I. Personal Photographs

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1935
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Lester A. Walton Collection
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Lester A. Walton Collection / Box 1
Topics
Walton, Lester A., 1882-1965
African American diplomats
Ambassadors -- United States
African American families
African Americans -- Travel
Genres
Photographs
Group portraits
Notes
Content: United States Minister and Envoy to Liberia Lester A. Walton, accompanied by his wife Gladys and daughters Marjorie and Gladys Odile, en route to Liberia, 1935.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 24 x 18 cm ; black and white
Tip of lower right-hand corner missing
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14984539
Photo Order: 62645
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6c120a10-0c2d-0139-5432-0242ac110003
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

  • 1935: Created
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "U.S. Minister to Liberia Lester A. Walton and his family en route to Liberia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e629d800-0cac-0139-27c1-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "U.S. Minister to Liberia Lester A. Walton and his family en route to Liberia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e629d800-0cac-0139-27c1-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1935). U.S. Minister to Liberia Lester A. Walton and his family en route to Liberia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e629d800-0cac-0139-27c1-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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U.S. Minister to Liberia Lester A. Walton and his family en route to Liberia