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Crowds gathered outside Abyssinian Baptist Church, in Harlem, New York, during visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, 1954

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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 III: Churches

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Abyssinian Baptist

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Haile Selassie I attending service in his honor

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Crowds gathered outside Abyssinian Baptist Church, in Harlem, New York, during visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, 1954

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Title
Crowds gathered outside Abyssinian Baptist Church, in Harlem, New York, during visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, 1954
Names
Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996 (Photographer)
Collection

Austin Hansen photograph collection

Series III: Churches

Abyssinian Baptist

Haile Selassie I attending service in his honor

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1954
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Austin Hansen Collection
Topics
Abyssinian Baptist Church (New York, N.Y.)
African American churches
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
African Americans -- Social life and customs
Visitors, Foreign
Crowds
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: 3394204
Photo Order: 53860
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1ca04a00-5d31-0132-dca0-58d385a7bbd0
Copyright Notice
© The Estate of Austin Hansen.
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

  • 1910: Creator Born
  • 1954: Created
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 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. "Crowds gathered outside Abyssinian Baptist Church, in Harlem, New York, during visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, 1954" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fcdde6a0-61ec-0132-d746-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Crowds gathered outside Abyssinian Baptist Church, in Harlem, New York, during visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, 1954" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fcdde6a0-61ec-0132-d746-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1954). Crowds gathered outside Abyssinian Baptist Church, in Harlem, New York, during visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, 1954 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fcdde6a0-61ec-0132-d746-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Crowds gathered outside Abyssinian Baptist Church, in Harlem, New York, during visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, 1954