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United States Navy dentist Lt. Frank Louis Peterson, Jr. (right) with an unidentified assistant, performing a dental examination

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

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Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Occupations

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Medical Professionals

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Dentists

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United States Navy dentist Lt. Frank Louis Peterson, Jr. (right) with an unidentified assistant, performing a dental examination

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Title
United States Navy dentist Lt. Frank Louis Peterson, Jr. (right) with an unidentified assistant, performing a dental examination
Names
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (Compiler)
Collection

Schomburg Photographs and Prints subject collections: Occupations

Medical Professionals

Dentists

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940 - 1949 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Occupations
Topics
African American dentists
Dentistry -- Practice
United States. Navy
Genres
Photographs
Publicity photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 12 cm ; black and white
Image bears cropping and retouching marks.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16181531
MSS Unit ID: 532743
Archives EAD ID: 3576506
Photo Order: 54016
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 98ae16a0-7fd0-0132-7bdf-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

  • 1940: Created (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "United States Navy dentist Lt. Frank Louis Peterson, Jr. (right) with an unidentified assistant, performing a dental examination" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940 - 1949. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc9d3480-7fe1-0132-45f1-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "United States Navy dentist Lt. Frank Louis Peterson, Jr. (right) with an unidentified assistant, performing a dental examination" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc9d3480-7fe1-0132-45f1-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1940 - 1949). United States Navy dentist Lt. Frank Louis Peterson, Jr. (right) with an unidentified assistant, performing a dental examination Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc9d3480-7fe1-0132-45f1-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cc9d3480-7fe1-0132-45f1-58d385a7b928 | title= (still image) United States Navy dentist Lt. Frank Louis Peterson, Jr. (right) with an unidentified assistant, performing a dental examination, (1940 - 1949)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 27, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

United States Navy dentist Lt. Frank Louis Peterson, Jr. (right) with an unidentified assistant, performing a dental examination