Jackson Whites

Portraits of community known as the Jackson Whites, located in Ringwood Manor, N.J. Depicts curious physical features of community residents, who are a mixture of various races but consider themselves to be Afro-Americans. Includes views of family groups exhibiting a variety of birth defects. Als...

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Corporate Author: Philadelphia Record
Language:English
Published: 1940
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Summary: Portraits of community known as the Jackson Whites, located in Ringwood Manor, N.J. Depicts curious physical features of community residents, who are a mixture of various races but consider themselves to be Afro-Americans. Includes views of family groups exhibiting a variety of birth defects. Also documents dwellings, the church and the graveyard as well as other sites.
These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and
Item Description: Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record.
Physical Description: 21 photoprints : silver gelatin