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Guide to the Bob Adelman Photographs
1960s-1980s
PR 340
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Adelman, Bob |
| Title: |
Bob Adelman photographs |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1960s-1980s |
| Abstract: |
Bob Adelman (1930-2016) was an American photographer known for his images of the Civil
Rights Movement; this collection holds about 50 of these civil rights-related photographs.
Overall, the collection includes about 540 black and white prints of Adelman's work.
Most of the photographs depict 1970s urban street life in New York City, especially
Harlem, the Bowery and 14th Street in Manhattan and Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn,
as well as Newark, NJ.
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| Quantity: |
2.5 Linear feet in two document boxes and two flat boxes |
| Location: |
Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making
arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.
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| Language: |
This collection is primarily visual. Any text is likely to be in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
PR 340 |
