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Photograph album of family and acquaintances in Oakland, California
Title
[Photograph album of family and acquaintances in Oakland, California].
Production
[Oakland, California], [circa 1918]
Physical Description
circa 140 photographs in 1 album : gelatin silver prints ; photographs 8 x 13 and smaller
circa 45 photographs : gelatin silver prints ; photographs 15 x 10 cm and smaller
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Place of creation and date supplied by cataloger.
Annotations on versos of photographs in English.
Provenance
Purchased from McBride Rare Books on the Arthur Corbitt Hoskins Memorial Fund, 2021.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Photograph album possibly compiled by the Laud family of relatives and acquaintances in Oakland, California, circa 1918. Included are formal and informal group and individual portraits of unidentified Black men, women, and children of the Laud and Royster families. Circa 45 loose photographs of the same are housed with the album.
Included is a photocopy of “Our Family Record” for the Royster family, which provides some genealogical information.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 24, 2022
References
Laud Family, Photograph Album of Family and Acquaintances in Oakland, California. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Laud Family, Photograph Album of Family and Acquaintances in Oakland, California. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Gelatin silver prints.
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
Photographs.
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