[Photograph album].
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Description
- Title
- [Photograph album].
- Creator
- Robertson, Harold L. (Harold Lloyd), 1918-2012, compiler
- Published / Created
- [circa 1920s-1960s]
- Publication Place
- United States
- Abstract
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Photograph album compiled by Harold L. Robertson, containing over 1000 photographs, circa 1920s-1960s, most undated, many with manuscript annotations on versos. Most photographs are black and white, with a few color images, 1940s-1960s. Photographs are of Robertson; his family, friends, and military colleagues; and images made by Robertson and others documenting his experiences in the United States Army. Family photographs include portraits and informal images relating to his childhood in New York City, 1920s-1930s; Vicki Robertson and their children, many made in Harlem, New York City, 1930s-1960s; and Helena Jaroslawzewa Robertson, their wedding, and her family, in Germany, 1950s. Photographs from Robertson's military career include images of military operations and informal images of soldiers, most in the 10th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Riley Kansas, 1930s, including cavalry drill, and the 547th Engineer Combat Battalion in Darmstadt, Germany, 1950s, including bridge building and other military construction. Other photographs date from military service in Italy and Germany during World War II and postwar administrative work in Washington, D. C. Also present are photographs and documents relating to a German shepherd dog trained by Robertson in Germany, 1950s
- Description
-
Harold L. Robertson (1918-2012), was born in New York City and served in the United States Army, 1930s-1950s. In the 1930s Robertston enlisted in the 10th Cavalry Regiment, a segregated unit of African Americans known as Buffalo Soldiers, and he was later reassigned to the 547th Engineer Combat Battalion, which was desegregated in 1953. During the 1940s-1950s, Robertson was stationed in Germany, where he trained as a noncommissioned officer and was promoted to Master Sargeant. Robertson married Vicki Robertson, circa 1930; she lived in New York City with their children, Harold L. Robertson, Jr. (1942-), Terry Roberson (circa 1945-), and Ronald Robertson (1947-). Robertson married Helena Jaroslawzewa Robertson, a German, in 1960. They lived in Germany and later in Teaneck, New Jersey, where Robertson died in 2012.
Annotations in English.
Title devised by cataloger.
Date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Original album disbound for conservation, and album cover discarded. Accompanied by printed images of album pages, showing original arrangement of photographs.
Box 1: printed images of album pages, showing original arrangement of photographs; photographs from pages [3-55]; Box 2: photographs from pages [56-99]; Box 3: photographs from pages [100-145]; Box 4: photographs from pages [146-161]. - Provenance
- Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2019.
- Extent
- 1.47 linear feet (4 boxes)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Original album was digitized before being disbound.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- JWJ MSS 351
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Pictorial works
Photograph albums
Photographs - Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Germany.
Germany
United States
United States.
Italy
Darmstadt (Germany)
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Kansas
New York (N.Y.)
Washington (D.C.) - Subject (Name)
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Robertson, Harold L. 1918-2012. (Harold Lloyd),
Robertson, Harold L. 1918-2012 (Harold Lloyd),
Robertson, Harold L. 1942- (Harold Lloyd),
Robertson, Helena Jaroslawzewa
Robertson, Ronald, 1947-
Robertson, Terry, approximately 1945-
Robertson, Vicki, active approximately 1930-1950
United States. Army
United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 10th (1866-1950)
United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 547th - Subject (Topic)
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African American officers
African American troops
African American soldiers
Military construction operations
Photographers
African American photographers
African Americans
Segregation
Armed Forces
Non-commissioned officers
German shepherd dog
Training
Interracial marrige
Military bases
Military bridges
Design and construction
Photography, Military
World War, 1939-1945
History - Subjects
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Robertson, Harold L. (Harold Lloyd), 1918-2012
Robertson, Harold L. (Harold Lloyd), 1918-2012 > Portraits
Robertson, Harold L. (Harold Lloyd), 1942- > Portraits
Robertson, Helena Jaroslawzewa > Portraits
Robertson, Ronald, 1947- > Portraits
Robertson, Terry, approximately 1945- > Portraits
Robertson, Vicki, active approximately 1930-1950 > Portraits
United States. Army > African American officers > Portraits
United States. Army > African American troops > Portraits
African American soldiers > Portraits
United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 10th (1866-1950) > Portraits
United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 547th > Portraits
United States. Army > Military construction operations > Pictorial works
United States. Army > Photographers
African American photographers
African American photographers > Germany
African American photographers > Portraits
African Americans > Portraits
African Americans > Germany > Portraits
African Americans > Segregation > Pictorial works
Armed Forces > Non-commissioned officers > Pictorial works
German shepherd dog > Germany > Pictorial works
German shepherd dog > Training > Germany > Pictorial works
Interracial marrige > Germany > Pictorial works
Military bases > Germany > Pictorial works
Military bases > United States > Pictorial works
Military bridges > Design and construction > Pictorial works
Photographers > Germany
Photographers > United States
Photography, Military > Germany
Photography, Military > United States
World War, 1939-1945 > African Americans > Portraits
World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Pictorial works
World War, 1939-1945 > Italy > Pictorial works
Darmstadt (Germany) > Pictorial works
Germany > Pictorial works
Germany > History > 1945-1955 > Pictorial works
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Pictorial works
Italy > Pictorial works
Kansas > Pictorial works
New York (N.Y.) > Pictorial works
Washington (D.C.) > Pictorial works
United States > 20th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Harold L. Robertson, Photograph album. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16077989
- Object ID (OID)
- 32329698