About This Item


  • Call NumberOSOS_0644
  • TitleUnited States Army photograph of Vernon Richard, 1967.
  • SummaryPortrait of Vernon Richard taken while in the U.S. Army, Company "E", Third Battalion, First Brigade. Appears to be from a yearbook. Inscribed over image, "One of New York soul brother, best of luck."
  • Date1967
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 image file : digital, TIFF, black-and-white
  • Genreblack-and-white photographsportraits
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Date from donor. Original photograph, [dimensions unknown], digitized on March 08, 2016 as a TIFF. Donated for capture by the Richard family at Boys and Girls High School. Collected through the Our Streets, Our Stories community heritage project, a part of the Culture in Transit grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Knight News Challenge.
  • Creator[unknown]
  • SubjectPortraits ; African Americans ; United States. Army.
  • CollectionOur Streets, Our Stories collection
  • Place[Location unknown]
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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