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A Beauty Parlor in Zanzibar, Africa -- Swahili Women Take Great Pains with Their Hair

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

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Title
A Beauty Parlor in Zanzibar, Africa -- Swahili Women Take Great Pains with Their Hair
Additional title: V34180. Swahili women in a beauty parlor in Zanzibar
Names
Keystone View Company (Publisher)
Collection

Stereograph collection

Africa, Caribbean and South America

Africa

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
Braids (Hairdressing)
Zanzibar
Swahili-speaking peoples
Women, Black
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Ownership: SCP 00.08.06
Physical Description
Stereographs
Extent: Photographic prints; 3 x 6 in. or larger on 3.5 x 7 in. mount
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6ed46270-c5eb-012f-7590-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1900: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "A Beauty Parlor in Zanzibar, Africa -- Swahili Women Take Great Pains with Their Hair" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-6d14-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "A Beauty Parlor in Zanzibar, Africa -- Swahili Women Take Great Pains with Their Hair" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-6d14-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). A Beauty Parlor in Zanzibar, Africa -- Swahili Women Take Great Pains with Their Hair Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-6d14-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-6d14-d471-e040-e00a180654d7 | title= (still image) A Beauty Parlor in Zanzibar, Africa -- Swahili Women Take Great Pains with Their Hair, (1900) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 23, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

A Beauty Parlor in Zanzibar, Africa -- Swahili Women Take Great Pains with Their Hair