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Hillary Brown, forward for the Harlem Globetrotters, ca. 1940

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

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Sports

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Series II. Basketball

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Hillary Brown, forward for the Harlem Globetrotters, ca. 1940

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Hillary Brown, forward for the Harlem Globetrotters, ca. 1940
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Sports

Series II. Basketball

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Sports
Topics
African American basketball players
Harlem Globetrotters
Basketball teams -- Illinois -- Chicago
Brown, Hillery, 1912-1991
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: B ; 26 x 21 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG01-F26
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15262613
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a9bbeeb0-c6bf-012f-eac5-3c075448cc4b
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
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Hillary Brown, forward for the Harlem Globetrotters, ca. 1940" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2ac-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Hillary Brown, forward for the Harlem Globetrotters, ca. 1940" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2ac-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1940). Hillary Brown, forward for the Harlem Globetrotters, ca. 1940 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75ece515-a2ac-388d-e040-e00a180601f1

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Hillary Brown, forward for the Harlem Globetrotters, ca. 1940