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Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers

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Title
Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers
Names
Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) (Photographer)
United States. Works Progress Administration (Sponsor)
Collection

Portrait collection

Juanita Hall portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1935 - 1939 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Hall, Juanita
Topics
Hall, Juanita, 1901-1968
African American actresses
African American singers
Choirs (Music)
African American singers
Women conductors (Music) -- United States
Choral conducting -- United States
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Creation/production credits: WPA Federal Theatre Photos
Content: Singer and actress Juanita Hall, with back turned, conducting the Negro Melody Singers, from right
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487353
Photo Order: 56038
Copy negative number: SC-CN-05-011
Digital Gallery Image ID: 5653434
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 37893d00-d501-0133-f21e-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1935: Created (Approximate)
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935 - 1939. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb67f5b0-d7ef-0133-c88e-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb67f5b0-d7ef-0133-c88e-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1935 - 1939). Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fb67f5b0-d7ef-0133-c88e-00505686a51c

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Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers