Collection of photographs of African American Men and Boys from New Orleans

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16760, Collection of African American Men and Boys from New Orleans, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter-sized folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16760, Collection of African American Men and Boys from New Orleans, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains three photographs with captions on the verso, "Black children and men taken in or near New Orleans." These images were taken "en route" to New Orleans, possibly from a train, in the 1930s. One photograph shows a group of young boys on a street with an inscription on the reverse that says "New Orleans." Another depicts three boys and one older man singing on train tracks with an inscription that reads "En Route to New Orleans/ Kids singing." The last is a photograph of three boys tumbling on train tracks, with the inscription "En route to New Orleans/ scrambling for money." The photographs are black and white gelatin silver measuring 3 x 5.5 inches

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Between the Covers, Rare Books., Inc. by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 10 January 2022.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard