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William Norris Moore

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Call NumberZ-8201CreatorSwanson, Aaron.Date1887SummaryFull length studio portrait of William Norris Moore, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Moore is a young African American (Black) man, he poses beside a square pillar in front of a painted backdrop. He wears a morning coat and a shirt with a band collar, checkered slacks, boots, and a watch fob. A derby hat is on the pillar and he holds a walking stick in both hands.Physical Description1 photographic print on cabinet card : black and white, albumen ; visible image 14 x 10 cm (5 1/2 x 4 in.) mounted in album page 26 x 31 cm (10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAfrican Americans--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryStudents--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryMoore, William NorrisDenver High School (Denver, Colo.)--StudentsDenver Public Schools--StudentsGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711008201Type of MaterialAlbumen printsBlack & white photographsCabinet photographsPhotographic printsPortrait photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Album 390. Denver High School, District Number One, Denver, Colorado. Album, class of 1887-1888Denver High School albumsNotesMoore penciled and partly masked on cabinet card. Title from names indexed in: "Denver High School photo albums, 1887-1897," by Sharon K. Boatwright, M.A. in "Colorado Genealogist", vol. 60, no.4. Cabinet card found on page 18 in C Photo Album 390. Cabinet cards are mounted in album page. Photographer's stamp printed on cabinet card partly torn and obscured by glue. R7110082013

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

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