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Josephine Baker and the two orphans, Akio and Janot, that she adopted in Japan, 1954

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

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Josephine Baker scrapbooks

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Josephine Baker and the two orphans, Akio and Janot, that she adopted in Japan, 1954

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Josephine Baker and the two orphans, Akio and Janot, that she adopted in Japan, 1954
Collection

Josephine Baker scrapbooks

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1954
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Josephine Baker Scrapbooks
Topics
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975
African American entertainers -- France
Dancers -- France
Entertainers -- France
Singers -- France
Adopted children
Orphans
Intercountry adoption
Children -- Japan
Genres
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Scrapbooks
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 17 x 12 cm ; black and white
Image is mounted to scrapbook page.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18930946
Photo Order: 51157
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e210bd80-f08b-0130-c0c9-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1954: Created
  • 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. "Josephine Baker and the two orphans, Akio and Janot, that she adopted in Japan, 1954" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ca087c0-f3da-0130-5198-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Josephine Baker and the two orphans, Akio and Janot, that she adopted in Japan, 1954" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ca087c0-f3da-0130-5198-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1954). Josephine Baker and the two orphans, Akio and Janot, that she adopted in Japan, 1954 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ca087c0-f3da-0130-5198-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ca087c0-f3da-0130-5198-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Josephine Baker and the two orphans, Akio and Janot, that she adopted in Japan, 1954, (1954)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Josephine Baker and the two orphans, Akio and Janot, that she adopted in Japan, 1954