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Portrait of Elijah J. McCoy

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

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Portrait of Elijah J. McCoy
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Elijah McCoy portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1927 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo McCoy, Elijah
Topics
African American inventors
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Postcards
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 14 x 9 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487723
Photo Order: 48824
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57631b10-e4cc-012f-628f-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1927: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Elijah J. McCoy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1927. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8d489ad0-e57a-012f-91af-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Elijah J. McCoy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 30, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8d489ad0-e57a-012f-91af-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1927). Portrait of Elijah J. McCoy Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8d489ad0-e57a-012f-91af-58d385a7bbd0

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Portrait of Elijah J. McCoy