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Ruth Whitehead Whaley, Secretary of the New York City Board of Estimate, circa 1950s

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Ruth Whitehead Whaley, Secretary of the New York City Board of Estimate, circa 1950s
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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950 - 1959 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Whaley, Ruth
Topics
African American women lawyers
Whaley, Ruth Whitehead
Minority municipal officials and employees -- New York (State) -- New York
Women local officials and employees
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 24 x 21 cm ; black and white
Right side of image is damaged
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG087000109-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11527285
Photo Order: 61994
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 29d52c50-5e6f-0130-8446-58d385a7bbd0
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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

  • 1950: Created (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Ruth Whitehead Whaley, Secretary of the New York City Board of Estimate, circa 1950s" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/585fb670-46a8-0138-ab1b-11be59e78173

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Ruth Whitehead Whaley, Secretary of the New York City Board of Estimate, circa 1950s" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/585fb670-46a8-0138-ab1b-11be59e78173

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1959). Ruth Whitehead Whaley, Secretary of the New York City Board of Estimate, circa 1950s Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/585fb670-46a8-0138-ab1b-11be59e78173

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/585fb670-46a8-0138-ab1b-11be59e78173 | title= (still image) Ruth Whitehead Whaley, Secretary of the New York City Board of Estimate, circa 1950s, (1950 - 1959)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 28, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Ruth Whitehead Whaley, Secretary of the New York City Board of Estimate, circa 1950s