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  • Charles A. Harris Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Harris, Charles A., American, 1927 - 2016
    Interviewed by
    Salahu-Din, Deborah Tulani, American
    Subject of
    Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
    Flash Newspicture Magazine, American, founded 1937
    Pittsburgh Courier, American, 1907 - 1965
    Negro League Baseball Players Association, American, founded 1990
    Date
    August 2, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.11.1a): 59.6 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.11.2a): 59.8 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.11.1a and 2016.129.11.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    99.64389 GB
    Charles A. Harris was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. The Harris family donated a camera, two magazines, an award, and several photographs to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history interview, Charles "T" Harris, Jr. talks in detail about his father, the photographer, Charles H. Harris. He describes his father’s work as a photographer for Flash Magazine, where he got his start, and for the Pittsburgh Courier. He also discusses his father’s involvement in the Negro League Baseball and with the professional African American basketball team.
    Place collected
    Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Collection Donor Oral History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Baseball
    Basketball
    Communities
    Families
    Mass media
    Museums
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.11.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e9e6f580-9de5-4bb9-924e-16260e70788a
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