Form: Gelatin silver prints - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 1 item
Abstract:: Black-and-white photograph portrait of poet, novelist, playwright, and educator Owen Dodsen taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on June 18, 1942.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 item
Abstract:: Black-and-white photograph portrait of novelist and film translator William Demby (1922-2013) taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on March 13, 1956.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: .33 linear foot (1 box) and 4 oversize box
Abstract:: Cherie Nutting is a photographer and musical artist manager known, among other activities, for her photographs of expatriate author and composer Paul Bowles. This collection comprises Nutting's photographs of Paul Bowles in various settings as well as photos of his residence and several objects of significance to him. The photographs include Nutting's handwritten captions and contextual inscriptions.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.66 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The Baltimore Collection contains fifty-three photographic portraits in several print formats. The majority feature Black individuals, although most of those individuals have not been identified. The photographs were found in Maryland. Several have been determined to have been taken in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 144 boxes and 123 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a closed collection of more than 5,000 Western Americana photographs, consisting mostly of documentary photographs of the Trans-Mississippi West from the late 1860s to early 1900s, largely from the perspective of white photographers and settlers. Subjects include American Indians (especially studio portraits), natural wonders, cities, towns, buildings, and economic activities (mining, railroads, logging, and agriculture). Some photographs relate to the Indigenous populations of Mexico and Central America. The dimensions, physical formats, and photographic processes of the photographs vary widely.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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