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Althea Gibson at New York City Hall after successful tennis tournaments in Europe

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

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Title
Althea Gibson at New York City Hall after successful tennis tournaments in Europe
Names
Campbell, James C., active 1940s-1950s (Photographer)
Collection

Portrait collection

Althea Gibson portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1956
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Gibson, Althea
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Gibson, Althea / Folder 1
Topics
Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003
African American women athletes
African American women tennis players
Women tennis players -- United States
Receptions
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm ; black and white
Image bears cropping and retouching marks.
Description
Althea Gibson at New York City Hall after returning home from successful tennis tournaments in Europe, 1956
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487456
Photo Order: 50072
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 29d0cac0-778d-0130-262a-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1956: 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. "Althea Gibson at New York City Hall after successful tennis tournaments in Europe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1956. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc9913c0-7d21-0130-b346-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Althea Gibson at New York City Hall after successful tennis tournaments in Europe" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc9913c0-7d21-0130-b346-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1956). Althea Gibson at New York City Hall after successful tennis tournaments in Europe Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc9913c0-7d21-0130-b346-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Althea Gibson at New York City Hall after successful tennis tournaments in Europe