Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Hawkins, Herbert.
2. Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
3. Associated Press.
4. International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
5. Keystone Pictures (New York, N.Y.)
6. Wide World Photos, Inc.

Description

1. 17 items (8 folders); 21 x 26 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. The collection depicts African Americans who were victims of lynching, mostly in the Southern United States from the 1930s to the early 1950s.

Subject

1. United States > Race relations
2. Stats
3. Gelatin silver prints > 1930-1959
4. Photomechanical prints > 1930-1939
5. Hanging > United States
6. Mobs
7. Group portraits > 1930-1959
8. Portrait photographs > 1930-1959
9. African Americans > Crimes against
10. Lynchings > United States

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1930-1959.
2. Group portraits – 1930-1959.
3. Gelatin silver prints – 1930-1959.
4. Stats.
5. Photomechanical prints – 1930-1939.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Lynching

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photographs bear photographer's, photography studio's or photo agency's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten notations on verso and/or printed caption labels attached to verso; some items bear printed captions on recto. Some items bear cropping or retouching marks; some items have been cropped.
3. Collection contains work by Acme Newspictures, the Associated Press, Herbert Hawkins, International News Photos, Keystone Pictures and Wide World Photos.

Terms of use (note)

1. Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Title

1. Lynching [graphic].

Imprint

1. 1930-1951.

Terms of use

1. Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Local note

1. Negatives exist for some images.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Request Appointment

Added author

1. Hawkins, Herbert. Photographer
2. Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
3. Associated Press.
4. International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
5. Keystone Pictures (New York, N.Y.)
6. Wide World Photos, Inc.

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Lynching