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African American Photographs Assembled for 1900 Paris Exhibition
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Description:
The Paris Exposition of 1900 included a display devoted to the history and "present conditions" of African Americans. W.E.B. Du Bois and special agent Thomas J. Calloway spearheaded the planning, collection and installation of the exhibit materials, which included 500 photographs. The Library of Congress holds approximately 220 mounted photographs reportedly displayed in the exhibition (LOTs11293-11308), as well as material specially compiled by Du Bois: four photograph albums showing "Types" and "Negro Life" (LOT 11930); three albums entitled "The Black Code of Georgia, U.S.A.," offering transcriptions of Georgia state laws relating to blacks, 1732-1899 (LOT 11932); and 72 drawings charting the condition of African Americans at the turn of the century (LOT 11931). The materials cataloged online include all of the photos in LOT 11930, and any materials in the other groups for which copy negatives have been made.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
African Americans--Photographs.
Subjects:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963, collector.
Askew, Thomas, 1850?-1914, photographer.
African Americans
American Culture
Askew, Thomas, 1850?-1914, photographer.
African Americans
American Culture
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Time Period:
1700-1799
1800-1849
1850-1899
1900-1929
1930-1949
1950-1969
ca. 1890/1906
1800-1849
1850-1899
1900-1929
1930-1949
1950-1969
ca. 1890/1906
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image/jpeg
image/tiff
image/tiff
Language:
eng
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Access is permitted; subject to Prints & Photographs Division policy on serving originals.
Copyright & IP rights:
There are no known restrictions on the African American photographs gathered for the Paris Exposition of 1900.
Size:
481
Frequency of additions:
Irregularly
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Notes:
Visual materials about African Americans assembled for the Paris Exposition of 1900 (physical).
Alternative Title:
HTML source title: Prints & Photographs Online Catalog - African American Photographs Assembled;ListSets title: Records for collection of African American Photographs Assembled for 1900 Paris Exhibition, digitized by the Library of Congress
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