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PHOTODESCRIPTIONUNIT — Box: HUM 2.85 Box 1, Box: Folder 2 Identifier: HUM 2, HUM 2.85, HUM 2.85 (15)

Roscoe Simmons, half-length portrait, sitting, wearing pince-nez, 1920

Description

Studio portrait.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920

Creator

Access

Open for research.

Extent

1 photographs : gelatin silver print, toned ; ; print 18 x 13 cm)

Biographical / Historical

A noted African American photographer from New Orleans, Arthur Paul Bedou served as official photographer for Booker T. Washington, Xavier University, and various organizations.

General note

Photographer's copyright stamp on back.

Source of information

Title devised.

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository

Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.

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