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Sukari with one of her kittens next to the rest of the kittens in a playpen, c.1970s

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Title
Sukari with one of her kittens next to the rest of the kittens in a playpen, c.1970s
Date
197u  
Geographical Location
Chicago (Ill.)  
Topical Subject
  • Kittens  
  • Black cats  
  • Pets  
  • Blakely, Nora Brooks  
  • African American poets  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Description
Color negative of Sukari the cat with one of her kittens, next to the rest of the kittens in a makeshift playpen under a desk.
Dimensions
3 x 2.8 cm
Extent
1 color negative
Type
Photograph  
Genre
Negatives  
Identifier
00086_04_01_06_06_005_003
Language
English
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Repository
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection Title
Gwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection Number
MSS 00086
Collection Series
Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-series
Sub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number
357
Folder Title
Gwendolyn Brooks' family and Sukari's kittens, c.1970s
Folder Number
6
Collection
Gwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection
TitleSukari with one of her kittens next to the rest of the kittens in a playpen, c.1970s
Date197u  
Geographical LocationChicago (Ill.)  
Topical Subject
  • Kittens  
  • Black cats  
  • Pets  
  • Blakely, Nora Brooks  
  • African American poets  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
DescriptionColor negative of Sukari the cat with one of her kittens, next to the rest of the kittens in a makeshift playpen under a desk.
Dimensions3 x 2.8 cm
Extent1 color negative
TypePhotograph  
GenreNegatives  
Identifier00086_04_01_06_06_005_003
LanguageEnglish
RightsIn Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
RepositoryRare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection TitleGwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection NumberMSS 00086
Collection SeriesSeries 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-seriesSub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number357
Folder TitleGwendolyn Brooks' family and Sukari's kittens, c.1970s
Folder Number6
CollectionGwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection

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