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Portrait of Carl Augustus Hansberry, Chicago real estate broker, entrepreneur, civic leader and father of playwright Lorraine Hansberry

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Portrait of Carl Augustus Hansberry, Chicago real estate broker, entrepreneur, civic leader and father of playwright Lorraine Hansberry
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Portrait collection

Carl Augustus Hansberry portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Hansberry, Carl Augustus
Topics
Hansberry, Carl Augustus
African American civil rights workers
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Content: Handwritten caption on verso: Director of Hansberry Foundation, 4250 [Evans] Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1936 to aid in the enforcement of Civil Rights to all citizens.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487167
Photo Order: 57874
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 40f68c50-2863-0135-4ebb-7d1bc250b71f
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

  • 1940: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Carl Augustus Hansberry, Chicago real estate broker, entrepreneur, civic leader and father of playwright Lorraine Hansberry" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4b0b8800-2871-0135-850f-37e91c891e11

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Carl Augustus Hansberry, Chicago real estate broker, entrepreneur, civic leader and father of playwright Lorraine Hansberry" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4b0b8800-2871-0135-850f-37e91c891e11

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1940). Portrait of Carl Augustus Hansberry, Chicago real estate broker, entrepreneur, civic leader and father of playwright Lorraine Hansberry Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4b0b8800-2871-0135-850f-37e91c891e11

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Portrait of Carl Augustus Hansberry, Chicago real estate broker, entrepreneur, civic leader and father of playwright Lorraine Hansberry