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Portrait of Mordecai W. Johnson, first African American president of Howard University

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

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Portrait of Mordecai W. Johnson, first African American president of Howard University

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Title
Portrait of Mordecai W. Johnson, first African American president of Howard University
Names
Bachrach (Photographer)
Collection

Portrait collection

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1926 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Johnson, Mordecai Wyatt
Topics
Johnson, Mordecai W. (Mordecai Wyatt), 1890-1976
African American orators
African American college administrators
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: Bachrach: Photography studio active from 1910s to 1950s.
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): b11487368
Photo Order: 49794
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8028d0a0-5922-0130-624e-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1926: Created
  • 2020: 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 Mordecai W. Johnson, first African American president of Howard University" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1926. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69b00ec0-59bd-0130-1511-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Mordecai W. Johnson, first African American president of Howard University" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69b00ec0-59bd-0130-1511-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1926). Portrait of Mordecai W. Johnson, first African American president of Howard University Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69b00ec0-59bd-0130-1511-58d385a7bbd0

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Portrait of Mordecai W. Johnson, first African American president of Howard University