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Enlarger

Object number2002.13.1

Manufacturer Burke and James Inc.

Date1930

MediumMetal; Wood; Electrical components; Plastic; Fabric

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Charles Teenie Harris.

DescriptionPhotographic enlarger.Dimensions38 x 25.5 x 20.125 in. (96.5 x 64.8 x 51.1 cm)
MarksMetal plate attached to enlarger dome: "Solar / Patent Applied for / Made in USA / Burke & James, Inc. / Chicago Ill"
Historical NotesUsed by Charles Teenie Harris in his photo studio on Centre Avenue in the Hill District.Label TextPhotographic enlarger used by noted photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris at his Centre Avenue studio. Charles “Teenie” Harris began his career in 1930 primarily as a staff photographer for the Pittsburgh Courier in the 1930s. His career lasted well over sixty-years, during which he took some of the most poignant images depicting African American life in Pittsburgh during the mid-twentieth century. His images often accompanied articles written by Frank Bolden, John Clarke, and Bill Nunn, Sr. Harris also worked as a freelance photographer and operated a studio, first out a home he shared with his mother Ella in Homewood, and then in a studio on Centre Avenue in the Hill District.

Related person Charles Harris (1908 - 1998)

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