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Big Fella Motion Picture Stills Collection
Big Fella Motion Picture Stills Collection
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Description
Scenes from the film "Big Fella" directed by J. Elder Wills and featuring Paul Robeson, Eslanda Robeson and Lawrence Brown.
Names
Wills, J. Elder (James Elder)
(Director)
Johnson, Fred M
(Photographer)
Johnson, F. G
(Photographer)
Dates / Origin
Date Created:
1938
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Motion Pictures
Topics
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
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Performances
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1930-1939
Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965
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Performances
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1930-1939
Brown, Lawrence
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Performances
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1930-1939
African American motion picture actors and actresses
Feature films
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Photographs
Film stills
Notes
Content: Some photographs are duplicates.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 4 prints; 20 x 25 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG089000047-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number):
b11545064
Barcode: 33433077454001
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4eee3cd0-ceda-0135-d103-0c5e293231be
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