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Bessie A. Buchanan, first Negro Assemblywoman in the state of New York, representing the 12th A.D. in Manhattan

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

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Bessie A. Buchanan, first Negro Assemblywoman in the state of New York, representing the 12th A.D. in Manhattan
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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Buchanan, Bessie A.
Topics
Buchanan, Bessie, 1902-1980
Genres
Portraits
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG085000151-F
Barcode: 33433077464463
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11486997
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ad9b83b0-c5f1-012f-2cca-58d385a7bc34
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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
  • 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. "Bessie A. Buchanan, first Negro Assemblywoman in the state of New York, representing the 12th A.D. in Manhattan" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a666a2c9-182c-70e4-e040-e00a180610ac

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Bessie A. Buchanan, first Negro Assemblywoman in the state of New York, representing the 12th A.D. in Manhattan" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a666a2c9-182c-70e4-e040-e00a180610ac

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1950). Bessie A. Buchanan, first Negro Assemblywoman in the state of New York, representing the 12th A.D. in Manhattan Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a666a2c9-182c-70e4-e040-e00a180610ac

Wikipedia Citation

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Bessie A. Buchanan, first Negro Assemblywoman in the state of New York, representing the 12th A.D. in Manhattan