Open House & Drop In Photo Identification Sessions
April 15 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
You’re Invited! This year they’re celebrating what draws researchers to the Rockefeller Library! Join us next Tuesday, April 15th from 3-6 p.m. for a behind-the-scenes look at our unique and important collections, and the opportunity to identify individuals in the Albert Durant Photography Collection.
Albert Durant Photograph Collection Drop-In Photo Identification Sessions. Albert Durant, the first licensed Black photographer in Williamsburg, captured many aspects of Black daily life in Williamsburg. The library invites you to participate in photo identification session to help the library associate more names, places and events with recently digitized images that have little or no identification information from the Albert Durant Photograph Collection….More Info
Albert Durant Photograph Collection
Drop-In Photo Identification Sessions
Albert Durant, the first licensed Black photographer in Williamsburg, captured many aspects of Black daily life in Williamsburg between the late 1930s and early 1960s. His photos also include documentation of the broader community including businesses, schools, churches, organizations, sports teams, and nightclubs.
John D. Rockefeller Jr Library | 313 First St.
- Tuesday, April 15, 3 – 6pm
Participate in photo identification sessions to help the library associate more names, places, and events with recently digitized images in the Albert Durant Photography Collection that have little or no identification information.
Coffee and tea will be served, and participants can look through identification notebooks or examine photos projected onto a large screen.
If you cannot attend in-person, a selection of over one thousand of the photos are online at bit.ly/RockLib.
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Attendance at any of the sessions is welcomed and appreciated.
