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Muslims -- Illinois -- Chicago (1) x
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Primarily photoprints of Afro-Americans collected during Barnett's career as founder and director of the Chicago-based Associated Negro Press (1919-1964), some images photographed by Gordon Parks. Includes Black events and significant personalities in diverse fields supplied to the ANP for distribution to Black newspapers, 1920s-1960s; his topical interests (higher education, agriculture, entrepreneurship, entertainment, medicine, politics, civil rights, sports, armed forces, and
Dates: 1890-1969, | Extent: 1879 photographic prints : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.; 5 albums (containing 500 photographic prints) ; 8 x 10 in.; ca. 75 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 47 x 32 cm (23 1/2 x 16 in.) or smaller.; 14 photomechanical prints : broadside, few col. ; 11 x 14 in. or smaller.; 7 photomechanical prints : envelope, col. ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.; 14 negatives : cellulose nitrate ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.; 5 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.; 4 negatives : col. ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.; 1 folder of non-graphic material.; 17 broadsides ; large format.
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