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Items Scrapbook page of portraits of friends and acquaintances of George Brashear, consisting of snapshots of Sue and an unidentified man from Forest Park, Georgia; the Gerhardt sisters from St. Louis, Missouri; a double exposure of Brashear and two women named Van and Rosie; and a studio portrait of Minnie H. Gerhardt, a teacher from Carbondale, Illinois, circa 1919

Scrapbook page of portraits of friends and acquaintances of George Brashear, consisting of snapshots of Sue and an unidentified man from Forest Park, Georgia; the Gerhardt sisters from St. Louis, Missouri; a double exposure of Brashear and two women named Van and Rosie; and a studio portrait of Minnie H. Gerhardt, a teacher from Carbondale, Illinois, circa 1919

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Scrapbook page of portraits of friends and acquaintances of George Brashear, consisting of snapshots of Sue and an unidentified man from Forest Park, Georgia; the Gerhardt sisters from St. Louis, Missouri; a double exposure of Brashear and two women named Van and Rosie; and a studio portrait of Minnie H. Gerhardt, a teacher from Carbondale, Illinois, circa 1919
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George Brashear scrapbooks

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1919 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo George Brashear Scrapbooks
Topics
Football
Brashear, George L.
African Americans -- Clothing & dress -- 1910-1919
African Americans -- Social life and customs
African American women teachers -- Illinois -- Carbondale
Genres
Photographs
Portrait photographs
Physical Description
Extent: One page ; 26 x 31 cm
Consists of four trimmed snapshots and one studio portrait.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
Photo Order: 57885
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 36cd21c0-2aa8-0135-8adc-0952a5a299da
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

  • 1919: Issued
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Scrapbook page of portraits of friends and acquaintances of George Brashear, consisting of snapshots of Sue and an unidentified man from Forest Park, Georgia; the Gerhardt sisters from St. Louis, Missouri; a double exposure of Brashear and two women named Van and Rosie; and a studio portrait of Minnie H. Gerhardt, a teacher from Carbondale, Illinois, circa 1919" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1919. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40946420-2c30-0135-0bba-0b7bc24b7c84

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Scrapbook page of portraits of friends and acquaintances of George Brashear, consisting of snapshots of Sue and an unidentified man from Forest Park, Georgia; the Gerhardt sisters from St. Louis, Missouri; a double exposure of Brashear and two women named Van and Rosie; and a studio portrait of Minnie H. Gerhardt, a teacher from Carbondale, Illinois, circa 1919" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40946420-2c30-0135-0bba-0b7bc24b7c84

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1919). Scrapbook page of portraits of friends and acquaintances of George Brashear, consisting of snapshots of Sue and an unidentified man from Forest Park, Georgia; the Gerhardt sisters from St. Louis, Missouri; a double exposure of Brashear and two women named Van and Rosie; and a studio portrait of Minnie H. Gerhardt, a teacher from Carbondale, Illinois, circa 1919 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40946420-2c30-0135-0bba-0b7bc24b7c84

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/40946420-2c30-0135-0bba-0b7bc24b7c84 | title= (still image) Scrapbook page of portraits of friends and acquaintances of George Brashear, consisting of snapshots of Sue and an unidentified man from Forest Park, Georgia; the Gerhardt sisters from St. Louis, Missouri; a double exposure of Brashear and two women named Van and Rosie; and a studio portrait of Minnie H. Gerhardt, a teacher from Carbondale, Illinois, circa 1919, (1919) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Scrapbook page of portraits of friends and acquaintances of George Brashear, consisting of snapshots of Sue and an unidentified man from Forest Park, Georgia; the Gerhardt sisters from St. Louis, Missouri; a double exposure of Brashear and two women named Van and Rosie; and a studio portrait of Minnie H. Gerhardt, a teacher from Carbondale, Illinois, circa 1919