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Learned Men with Torah Scrolls

African American Museum

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Object Details

Photograph by

Alexander Alland, American, 1902 - 1989

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men
Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation of the Living God Pillar and Ground of Truth, Inc., founded 1919

Description

A black-and-white photograph of three men, each holding a Torah, standing in a line. The photograph is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1940

Object number

2010.38.8

Restrictions & Rights

© Alexander Alland, Jr.
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints
portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm)
H x W (Image and Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)

Place captured

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

The Commandment Keepers: African-American Jewish Congregation in Harlem

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American
Black Hebraic religions
Communities
Judaism
Photography
Religion
Worship services

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a16eda77-8101-45a2-8998-3702a2e62b7c

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.38.8

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