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Althea Gibson receiving medal of honor from Robert F. Wagner

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Althea Gibson receiving medal of honor from Robert F. Wagner
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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1957-07-11
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Gibson, Althea
Topics
Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003
African American women athletes
African American women tennis players
Women tennis players -- United States
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Content: Uncredited
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 25 x 21 cm ; black and white
Description
Althea Gibson receives a special medal of honor from the city of New York, given by Mayor Robert F. Wagner, on July 11, 1957. An unidentified man, wearing a suit and eyeglasses, stand behind Gibson and Wagner, who are seated.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487456
Photo Order: 50072
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 92897130-7788-0130-f6c6-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1957: Created
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Althea Gibson receiving medal of honor from Robert F. Wagner" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1957. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0929e3d0-7977-013f-0a71-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Althea Gibson receiving medal of honor from Robert F. Wagner" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0929e3d0-7977-013f-0a71-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1957). Althea Gibson receiving medal of honor from Robert F. Wagner Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0929e3d0-7977-013f-0a71-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Althea Gibson receiving medal of honor from Robert F. Wagner