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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The member photographers of Black Star Publishing Co., Inc., retain all copyright and licensing rights to their work. Requests for reproductions or licensing should be directed to Black Star Publishing Co., Inc., New York.
Received from Black Star Publishing Co., Inc. of New York, New York on behalf of the individual photographers, on 2 September 1964 (Acc. PX65-24).
Opened in part in 1965. Opened for general research in October 1979.
Finding aid by Hilary Wall, Spetember 2012.
Black Star Publishing Co., Inc. is a private photograph agency based in New York City. The company was established in the early 1930s by Ernest Mayer, Kurt Kornfeld, and Kurt Safranski. As immigrants from Germany, Mayer, Kornfeld, and Safranski helped to introduce the European style of photojournalism to the American press. The agency served as a liaison between individual photographers and popular magazines such as Life, Time, and Newsweek. Well known photographers associated with Black Star include Walter Bosshard, Robert Capa, Ralph Crane, Herbert Gehr, Fritz Goro, Flip Schulke, and W. Eugene Smith.
The Black Star Photo Agency Collection consists primarily of 7" x 9" black-and-white prints, documenting John F. Kennedy’s life, career, and family from 1960 to 1963. The collection is arranged in a single series, Photographs, 1960-1963, in chronological order with interspersed undated folders. Topics represented in the collection include John F. Kennedy’s campaign for the presidency; events surrounding the Presidential Inauguration and the Second Inaugural Salute; family activities at Hyannis Port; events during the last months of the Kennedy Administration; and John F. Kennedy’s funeral ceremonies. Photographers represented include Shel Hershorn, Charles Moore, Bill Ray, Flip Schulke, Fred Ward, Werner Wolf, and others. The individual photographers of Black Star retain all rights to the images.
Chronological
This series contains black-and-white photographic prints documenting John F. Kennedy’s life, career, and family from 1960 to 1963.
Contains 7 photographic prints (PX65-34:58, PX65-34:61,PX65-34:54,PX65-34:62, PX65-34:57, PX65-34:12, PX65-34:56). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 9 photographic prints (PX65-34:93, PX65-34:92, PX65-34:90, PX65-34:88, PX65-34:45, PX65-34:130, PX65-34:89, PX65-34:91, PX65-34:94). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 7 photographic prints (PX65-34:48, PX65-34:46, PX65-34:47, PX65-34:44, PX65-34:51, PX65-34:50, PX65-34:49). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 5 photographic prints (PX65-34:86, PX65-34:84, PX65-34:83, PX65-34:87, PX65-34:85). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 16 photographic prints (PX65-34:68, PX65-34:69, PX65-34:72, PX65-34:73, PX65-34:80, PX65-34:79, PX65-34:95, PX65-34:78, PX65-34:81, PX65-34:77, PX65-34:74, PX65-34:67, PX65-34:71, PX65-34:70, PX65-34:75, PX65-34:76). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 17 photographic prints (PX65-34:15, PX65-34:19, PX65-34:20, PX65-34:4, PX65-34:9, PX65-34:5, PX65-34:18, PX65-34:6, PX65-34:7, PX65-34:8, PX65-34:10, PX65-34:16, PX65-34:14, PX65-34:21, PX65-34:13, PX65-34:11, PX65-34:17). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 2 photographic prints (PX65-34:37, PX65-34:38). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 1 photographic print (PX65-34:43). The photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 2 photographic prints (PX65-34:42, PX65-41). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 2 photographic prints (PX65-34:28, PX65-34:34). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 5 photographic prints (PX65-34:100, PX65-34:97, PX65-34:96, PX65-34:99, PX65-34:98). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 4 photographic prints (PX65-34:59, PX65-34:55, PX65-34:40, PX65-34:39). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 5 photographic prints (PX65-34:65, PX65-34:66, PX65-34:60, PX65-34:63, PX65-34:64). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 14 photographic prints (PX65-34:129, PX65-34:30, PX65-34:25, PX65-34:27, PX65-34:36, PX65-34:33, PX65-34:32, PX65-34:29, PX65-34:24, PX65-34:23, PX65-34:26, PX65-34:31, PX65-34:35, PX65-34:22). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 1 photographic print (PX65-34:82). The photograph has a 3" x 4" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 3 photographic prints (PX65-34:52, PX65-34:53, PX65-34:128). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 3 photographic prints (PX65-34:2, PX65-34:1, PX65-34:3). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 11 photographic prints (PX65-34:140, PX65-34:121, PX65-34:120, PX65-34:134, PX65-34:131, PX65-34:131A, PX65-34:127, PX65-34:126, PX65-34:125, PX65-34:118, PX65-34:101). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 6 photographic prints (PX65-34:103, PX65-34:104, PX65-34:105, PX65-34:119, PX65-34:138, PX65-34:141). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 11 photographic prints (PX65-34:107, PX65-34:113, PX65-34:112, PX65-34:111, PX65-34:114, PX65-34:115, PX65-34:116, PX65-34:123, PX65-34:122, PX65-34:142, PX65-34:144). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.
Contains 16 photographic prints (PX65-34:135, PX65-34:133, PX65-34:102, PX65-34:108, PX65-34:106, PX65-34:110, PX65-34:139, PX65-34:117, PX65-34:109, PX65-34:137, PX65-34:145, PX65-34:136, PX65-34:143, PX65-34:146, PX65-34:124, PX65-34:132). Each photograph has a 4" x 5" copy negative filed separately under the same PX number.