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Patrons in the Main Reading Room at the Schomburg

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

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Schomburg Center photograph collection

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Title
Patrons in the Main Reading Room at the Schomburg
Names
DeBiase, John
Collection

Schomburg Center photograph collection

Series III: Researchers, Visitors, and Volunteers

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940 - 1949 (Questionable)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Schomburg Center Collection
Topics
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Handstamped on back: "PM Photograph by John DeBiase"; handwritten on back: "a portion of the Main Reading Room of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature"
Physical Description
Extent: 25 x 20 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23286257
MSS Unit ID: 186412
Archives EAD ID: 3487596
NYPL Exhibition ID: SC 25.701.62
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c1f02360-6e11-013d-6dd8-0242ac110003
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

  • 1940: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Patrons in the Main Reading Room at the Schomburg" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940 - 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4eef2da0-7454-013d-d0f4-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Patrons in the Main Reading Room at the Schomburg" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 1, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4eef2da0-7454-013d-d0f4-0242ac110002

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1940 - 1949). Patrons in the Main Reading Room at the Schomburg Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4eef2da0-7454-013d-d0f4-0242ac110002

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Patrons in the Main Reading Room at the Schomburg