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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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COLLECTION
Schomburg Center nineteenth and early twentieth century Caribbean photograph collection

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SUB-COLLECTION
Series II: Photograph Albums

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Jamaica

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Title
Loading Bananas. S.S. "Banan" for Boston U.S.A.
Collection

Schomburg Center nineteenth and early twentieth century Caribbean photograph collection

Series II: Photograph Albums

Jamaica

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1860 - 1900 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Nineteenth and Early Twentieth century Caribbean
Topics
Jamaica
Landscapes -- Jamaica
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Extent: 1 photographic print: albumen, 10 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. on 13 15/16 x 16 13/16 in. mount
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23722362
MSS Unit ID: 188283
Archives EAD ID: 3616967
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c4d0f20-c6f0-012f-3979-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1860: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Loading Bananas. S.S. "Banan" for Boston U.S.A." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1900. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fb06-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Loading Bananas. S.S. "Banan" for Boston U.S.A." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fb06-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1900). Loading Bananas. S.S. "Banan" for Boston U.S.A. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fb06-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-fb06-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Loading Bananas. S.S. "Banan" for Boston U.S.A., (1860 - 1900)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 15, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

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