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1. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Subject/Geographical File

   ca. 250,000 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   This photo morgue covers subjects typical of a large, mid-1900s city newspaper, including African American civil rights, world wars, crime, health care, business, and sports. The biographical series, 75% of the collection, has portraits and activities of local, national, and international newsmakers, including U.S. presidents, authors, entertainers, and labor leaders. New York City events and people are heavily represented.

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   Access restrictions apply.

2. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Biographical File, A to L

   ca. 375,000 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   This photo morgue covers subjects typical of a large, mid-1900s city newspaper, including African American civil rights, world wars, crime, health care, business, and sports. The biographical series, 75% of the collection, has portraits and activities of local, national, and international newsmakers, including U.S. presidents, authors, entertainers, and labor leaders. New York City events and people are heavily represented.

   Please note:

   Access restrictions apply.

3. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Biographical File, M to Z

   ca. 375,000 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   This photo morgue covers subjects typical of a large, mid-1900s city newspaper, including African American civil rights, world wars, crime, health care, business, and sports. The biographical series, 75% of the collection, has portraits and activities of local, national, and international newsmakers, including U.S. presidents, authors, entertainers, and labor leaders. New York City events and people are heavily represented.

   Please note:

   Access restrictions apply.

4. Josef Breitenbach collection : portraits, figure studies, documentary views of Asia, Europe, and the United States

   241 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ; 14 x 11 in. or smaller.. 12 photographic prints : color ; 8 x 10 in.. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Photographs show entertainers, composers, writers, politicians, artists, educators and some nude figure studies. Famous people depicted include Josef Albers, Emile Bernard, Bertolt Brecht, Max Ernst, Lyonel Feininger, Leonhard Frank, Wassily Kandinsky, John Steinbeck, and Sarah Vaughan. Documentary photographs of Asia show city and village life, landscapes, workers, women, children and temples in Bali, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, and Nepal. Some sites in the United States, Canada, and Europe are also featured.