Beals, Jessie Tarbox

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Dates

Existence: 1870 - 1942

Biographical Note

Jessie Tarbox Beals (December 23, 1870 – May 30, 1942) was an American photographer, the first published female photojournalist in the United States and the first female night photographer.

She is best known for her freelance news photographs, particularly of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and portraits of places such as Bohemian Greenwich Village.

Her trademarks were her self-described "ability to hustle" and her tenacity in overcoming gender barriers in her profession.

Citation:

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 10). Jessie Tarbox Beals. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:08, March 1, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jessie_Tarbox_Beals&oldid=1184503009

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Franz Boas photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: PPC .B63

Scope and Content Note The Franz Boas Photo Collection consists mainly of photographs of Northwest Coast Natives from the Jesup North Pacific Expedition: 1897-1902, sponsored by AMNH, and the Boas Expedition to Northwest Territories in 1894. There was no original order within this collection and most of the collection is stamped with the marking, “From the Boas Collection 43.” Many other sources besides Boas contributed to this collection, including the British Columbia Provincial Museum, the Field Museum of...

Dates: 1868-1943; Majority of material found within 1894-1902

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Franz Boas photograph collection

New York City Department of Health, Sanitation and Child Care photographs

Collection

Identifier: PPC .C58

Scope and Contents

Photographs depicting sanitation processes in New York City and courses which instructed mothers on how to care for their infants.

Dates: circa 1900s

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / New York City Department of Health, Sanitation and Child Care photographs

Photographs of African people and culture

Collection

Identifier: PPC .A381

Scope and Content Note The majority of this collection consists of photographs and photographic postcards of African people, locations and objects. Many of the photographs are portraits and various cultures are represented. Most of the images are captioned and several items are accompanied by brief notes.The earliest dated item is among a group of photographs collected by Franz Uri Boas for research (Folder 1). These include various objects of ritual and daily use, pygmies at the 1904 St. Louis...

Dates: circa 1904-1950

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Photographs of African people and culture

Beals, Jessie Tarbox

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Franz Boas photograph collection

New York City Department of Health, Sanitation and Child Care photographs

Photographs of African people and culture

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