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Nora Brooks Blakely (fourth from left, top row) with her second grade Cornell School class, September 1958

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Title
Nora Brooks Blakely (fourth from left, top row) with her second grade Cornell School class, September 1958
Creator
Heeren Photo  
Date
1958-09  
Geographical Location
Chicago (Ill.)  
Topical Subject
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
  • Blakely, Nora Brooks  
  • Elementary school students  
Description
Black and white photograph of Nora Brooks Blakely posing with her classmates at Cornell Elementary School for the school portrait. Written on front (top margin): "Nora Blakely, 7 years old." Written on verso: "Nora's 2A Class, Cornell School, 75th and Drexel Avenue, Chicago, Illinois," and the names of almost every classmate
Dimensions
20.4 x 25.3 cm
Extent
1 black & white photograph
Type
Photograph  
Genre
Photographs  
Identifier
00086_04_01_04_05_003
Language
eng
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
355
Folder Title
Nora Brooks Blakely's Family Photographs
Folder Number
1
Collection
Gwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection
TitleNora Brooks Blakely (fourth from left, top row) with her second grade Cornell School class, September 1958
CreatorHeeren Photo  
Date1958-09  
Geographical LocationChicago (Ill.)  
Topical Subject
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
  • Blakely, Nora Brooks  
  • Elementary school students  
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of Nora Brooks Blakely posing with her classmates at Cornell Elementary School for the school portrait. Written on front (top margin): "Nora Blakely, 7 years old." Written on verso: "Nora's 2A Class, Cornell School, 75th and Drexel Avenue, Chicago, Illinois," and the names of almost every classmate
Dimensions20.4 x 25.3 cm
Extent1 black & white photograph
TypePhotograph  
GenrePhotographs  
Identifier00086_04_01_04_05_003
Languageeng
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 Number355
Folder TitleNora Brooks Blakely's Family Photographs
Folder Number1
CollectionGwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection

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