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Leonard Covello photographs

The collection includes photographs documenting Benjamin Franklin High School academic activities, special programs, and ceremonies; East Harlem, Italian American, Puerto Rican and multi-ethnic community groups, events, festivals, and street scenes; individual and group portraits of Leonard Covello,...

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Main Author: Covello, Leonard 1887-1982 (Creator)
Collection:Leonard Covello Photographs
Collection Number:PG107
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > East Harlem.
Benjamin Franklin High School (New York, N.Y.).
East Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions.
Italian Americans > New York (State) > New York > East Harlem.
Marcantonio, Vito, 1902-1954.
Multicultural education > New York (State) > New York.
Puerto Ricans > New York (State) > New York > East Harlem.
Recreation > New York (State) > New York.
Urban renewal > Citizen participation.
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Physical Description: 1.2 Linear feet 4 boxes (1102 items)
Summary: The collection includes photographs documenting Benjamin Franklin High School academic activities, special programs, and ceremonies; East Harlem, Italian American, Puerto Rican and multi-ethnic community groups, events, festivals, and street scenes; individual and group portraits of Leonard Covello, Vito Marcantonio, and others. Most photos are set in East Harlem, New York City, but there are a few set in Italy, San Juan (Puerto Rico), and elsewhere. Additions to the collection consist of three New York City street scenes: two unidentified and one looking south on Park Avenue from 116th Street to 115th Street, as well as a 1979 Christmas card featuring a photo of Covello and signed by him.

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