Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Dummett.
2. Smith, Roger.
3. United States. Office of War Information.
4. Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
5. International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
6. Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
7. United Nations.
8. United Press International.
9. Wide World Photos, Inc.

Description

1. <11> photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.

Summary

1. Portraits and views of Liberian president William V. S. Tubman, consisting of half and quarter-length studio and candid portraits of Tubman (ca. 1943-1971); and views of Tubman kneeling in prayer (n.d.), attending a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York (1954), with his son, William Jr., and others at a reception, possibly in New York (n.d.), and arriving in La Coruna, Spain (1952).

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

1. Photomechanical prints
2. Group portraits > 1940-1959
3. Receptions > New York (N.Y.) > 1950-1959
4. Tubman, William V. S., 1895-1971
5. Prayer > 1950-1959
6. Portrait photographs > 1940-1979
7. Gelatin silver prints > 1940-1979
8. Presidents > Liberia

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1940-1979.
2. Group portraits – 1940-1959.
3. Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1979.
4. Photomechanical prints.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Tubman, William V.S.

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Collection contains work by Dummett, Roger Smith, Layne's Studio and Wide World Photos, among others.
3. Some photographs bear photography studio's or photo agency's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten and/or printed captions on verso; some items have printed captions attached to verso. Some items are duplicates.

Terms of use (note)

1. Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Title

1. William V.S. Tubman portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. <1943?-1971?>

Terms of use

1. Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment

Added author

1. Dummett. Photographer
2. Smith, Roger. Photographer
3. United States. Office of War Information.
4. Layne's Studio (New York, N.Y.)
5. International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
6. Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
7. United Nations.
8. United Press International.
9. Wide World Photos, Inc.

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Tubman, William V.S.