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Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1920 - 1996 (Approximate)
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division; Shelf locator: Sc Photo Crime and criminals
Topics: Hate crimes -- United States; African Americans -- Crimes against; Crime scenes -- United States
Genres: Photographs
Notes: Content: Collection contains work by James C. Campbell, Arnold C. DeMille, Dummett, International News Photos, S. B. Mitchell, Nichols, Ronald Thompson, and Wide World Photos,among others.; Content: Collection depicts African Americans who were either victims of crime, had participated in criminal activities,or had been charged with committing crimes, mainly from the 1940s to the 1950s.; Content: Many photographs bear photographer's, photography studio'sor photo agency's handstamp on verso. Many items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items bear typewritten or printed captions attached to verso; some items bear printed captions on recto. Some items are mocked-up for crime tabloids; many items bear cropping and/or retouching marks; some items are cropped. Some items are duplicates.; Content: Negatives exist for some images.; Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Physical Description: Extent: 168 items (.5 cubic ft., 2 boxes) 103 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b ; 21 x 26 cm. and smaller. 63 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b, one hand col. ; 28 x 21 cm. and smaller. 1 photomechanical print : b ; 8 x 5 cm. 1 photographic postcard : gelatin silver, b ; 9 x 13 cm.
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-F11481; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16240985; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 971df0b0-c60a-012f-3e06-58d385a7bc34

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