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Norman Davis Photograph Collection

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator
Davis, Norman
Place
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
Topic
African Americans
African American baseball players
African American boys
Creator
Davis, Norman
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Norman Davis Photograph Collection
Extent
0.06 Linear feet (1 box)
Date
circa 1930 - 1977
Custodial History
The Norman Davis photograph collection was donated to the Anacostia Community Museum in 2011 by Norman B. Davis.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.06-070
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Citation
Normam Davis photograph collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Norman B. Davis
Rights
Permission to reproduce images from Anacostia Community Museum Archives must be obtained in advance. For information on photo services and research appointments, please contact the archivist: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Scope and Contents
The collection, which dates from circa 1930 to 1977 and measures .17 linear feet, includes images of African American baseball players from the Anacostia community, as well as documents the youth activities organized by the Metropolitan Police Boys Club #11 in the neighborhood. The collection is comprised of photographic prints.
Restrictions
The Norman Davis photograph collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1554841219139-1554841219145-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7653f7290-87a2-48c2-9333-f4972e53aea2

In the Collection

  • Group portrait of African American men in Masonic regalia

  • J. William's Reliable Market (exterior)

  • Anacostia Aztecs baseball player throwing ball, Alexandria, Virginia

  • Anacostia Aztecs baseball player

  • Hilldales baseball team

  • Hilldales baseball players

  • Anacostia Aztecs baseball players (Johnson, Berry) sitting in dugout

  • J. William's Reliable Market

  • Anacostia Aztecs baseball players (Berry, Clark, Smith, Stewart)

  • Birthday Party

  • May Day celebration at Birney School

  • Edward (Ed) Berry Anacostia Aztecs baseball player

  • May Day Celebration

  • Special Events

  • Anacostia baseball players Eddie Berry, Eddie Brooks, Art Bevelry

  • Anacostia Aztecs baseball players, Alexandria, Virginia

  • Anacostia ACs baseball players posing with bats

  • Baseball Teams

  • (Ed) Berry, Anacostia Aztecs baseball player

  • Anacostia ACs, Anacostia Aztecs, Washington Aztecs

  • J. William's Reliable Market (interior)

  • Bachelor Benedicts Debutantes

  • Unidentified baseball player

  • Ed Berry posing with bat, Alexandria, Virginia

  • Anacostia Aztecs baseball team, Alexandria, Virginia

  • Fraternal Organization Portrait

  • May Day celebration at Birney School

  • Debutante poses with parents

  • Hilldales

  • Edward Berry Anacostia Aztecs baseball player

  • Children's birthday party

  • Miscellaneous

  • Debutante Ball

  • Anacostia Aztecs baseball players (Berry, Johnson, Scott) sitting in dugout

  • May Day celebration at Birney School

  • Supervisors

  • Metropolitan Police Boys Club#11

  • Baseball

  • Metropolitan Police D.C., boys' club #11 boxing team

  • Boxing

  • Basketball

  • Football

Ed Berry posing with bat, Alexandria, Virginia
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