NAACP photographs of public signs expressing Jim Crow policies and other derogatory sentiments
Dublin Core
Title
NAACP photographs of public signs expressing Jim Crow policies and other derogatory sentiments
Subject
- Segregation--United States--1940-1960
- Signs--Oklahoma--Vinita--1940-1960
- Race discrimination--Oklahoma--Vinita--1940-1960
- Racism--United States--1940-1960
- Signs--Oklahoma--Vinita--1940-1960
- Race discrimination--Oklahoma--Vinita--1940-1960
- Racism--United States--1940-1960
Description
Contributor Names
Bagwell, Ed, photographer
Created / Published
1943-ca. 1960.
Subject Headings
- Segregation--United States--1940-1960
- Signs--Oklahoma--Vinita--1940-1960
- Race discrimination--Oklahoma--Vinita--1940-1960
- Racism--United States--1940-1960
Format Headings
Gelatin silver prints--1940-1960.
Snapshots--1940-1960.
Notes
- Collection finding aid available.
- Images available on microfilm (including finding aid); Library of Congress Photoduplication Service.
- No captions on images.
- Two photographs by Ed Bagwell, N.Y.
- Includes two photocopies made from original NAACP negatives (negative series LC-NA24) by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1994.
- Forms part of: Visual Materials from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records (Library of Congress).
Medium
4 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
2 prints : photocopy ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
LOT 13087 (F) USE MICROFILM [P&P]
Source Collection
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records (Library of Congress)
Repository
Library of Congress Control Number
95514954
Rights Advisory
Publication may be restricted. For information see "Visual Materials from the NAACP ...," http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/res/086_naa.html
Language
English
Online Format
image
Description
4 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. | 2 prints : photocopy ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. | Includes two snapshots of a roadside advertisement in Vinita, Okla., reading "Eat nigger chicken" that were sent to the NAACP by J. Richardson Jones along with a letter explaining why the photos were taken; two photos of various discriminatory signs in a trash can, one photo with a letter 'X' painted across the image; one photo of a soft drink dispenser for white customers only.
Bagwell, Ed, photographer
Created / Published
1943-ca. 1960.
Subject Headings
- Segregation--United States--1940-1960
- Signs--Oklahoma--Vinita--1940-1960
- Race discrimination--Oklahoma--Vinita--1940-1960
- Racism--United States--1940-1960
Format Headings
Gelatin silver prints--1940-1960.
Snapshots--1940-1960.
Notes
- Collection finding aid available.
- Images available on microfilm (including finding aid); Library of Congress Photoduplication Service.
- No captions on images.
- Two photographs by Ed Bagwell, N.Y.
- Includes two photocopies made from original NAACP negatives (negative series LC-NA24) by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1994.
- Forms part of: Visual Materials from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records (Library of Congress).
Medium
4 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
2 prints : photocopy ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
LOT 13087 (F) USE MICROFILM [P&P]
Source Collection
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records (Library of Congress)
Repository
Library of Congress Control Number
95514954
Rights Advisory
Publication may be restricted. For information see "Visual Materials from the NAACP ...," http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/res/086_naa.html
Language
English
Online Format
image
Description
4 photographic prints : gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. | 2 prints : photocopy ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. | Includes two snapshots of a roadside advertisement in Vinita, Okla., reading "Eat nigger chicken" that were sent to the NAACP by J. Richardson Jones along with a letter explaining why the photos were taken; two photos of various discriminatory signs in a trash can, one photo with a letter 'X' painted across the image; one photo of a soft drink dispenser for white customers only.
Creator
Bagwell, Ed, photographer
Source
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records (Library of Congress)
Date
1943-ca. 1960.
Format
image
Language
English
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
4 photographic prints : gelatin silver
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 in. or smaller. | 2 prints : photocopy ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
Citation
Bagwell, Ed, photographer, “NAACP photographs of public signs expressing Jim Crow policies and other derogatory sentiments,” HIST 390 The Digital Past: A Cultural New Deal, accessed September 18, 2026, https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/items/show/302.