Photographs Record
Metadata
Object ID |
C013 |
Collection |
C013 Norman Baynard Collection |
Type |
Collection, Photographic |
Description |
(Documentary Artifact): 12,574 negatives and approximately 1000 prints. The collection consists of 2 x 3 in. and 4 x 5 in. black and white and color negatives. Norman Baynard (Mansour Abdullah) was a San Diego photographer specializing in portraits and events. This collection documents the work of Baynard and to a large extent the African- American community in San Diego between the 1940s and the 1970s. Subjects include: individual and group portraits, residences, businesses, street scenes, churches, weddings, sports, clubs, political or civic functions, funerals, weddings, Masonic/Eastern Star organizations and Black Muslim groups. Images of businesses include: furniture stores, grocery stores, fashion modeling, auto supply stores, mortuaries, barbershops, hotels, upholstery shops, liquor stores, restaurants and other businesses. Church groups in the images are singing in choirs or groups, dining, participating in communion, and other ceremonies at Baptist, Methodist, African Methodist Episcopal, Seventh Day Adventists and other churches. Sports images include baseball teams and other activities. Club activities documented include dining, dancing, fashion events, charity events and award ceremonies at clubs such as the Eagles Lodge, Loyal Buddies Veterans Group, Masons, Elks Lodge, Les Corpis Club and others. Political or civic groups represented include USO Club groups, the JFK Democratic Club, and the Girl Scouts. Entertainment images include dancers, dining, singers, musical groups, and bands. Masonic/Eastern Star images include several lodges, Masonic groups, officers, uniforms, and insignia. Muslim organization images at the Mohammed's Mosque and elsewhere include Mosque members, officers, weddings and other events. Funeral images include bodies of men, women, and children and the actual services. Weddings include the bride, groom, ceremony and wedding parties. Also included are miscellaneous images of hairstyles, various certificates, wrecked automobiles, and copies of military discharge papers. Baynard's portraits of individuals and families include but are not limited to the following names: Adams, Albretten, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Amos, Anderson, Andrews, Armstrong, Austin, Bailey, Baker, Banks, Barnes, Barron, Batie, Baynard, Bell, Bennett, Blake, Booker, Boyd, Bradford, Brooks, Brown, Byrant, Butler, Campbell, Carter, Cook, Cooper, Crawford, Curry, Daniels, Davis, Dixon, Edwards, Ford, Foster, Fowler, Franklin, Garcia, Green, Griffin, Hall, Hamilton, Harris, Hawkins, Hayes, Henderson, Hendrix, Henry, Hill, Howard, Jackson, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lee, Lewis, Logan, Long, Lopez, Mack, Martin, Miller, Mills, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Nelson, Pitts, Price, Reed, Reynolds, Richardson, Roberts, Robinson, Rodriquez, Ross, Russell, Salazar, Sampson, Scott, Session, Smith, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson, Torres, Turner, Walker, Washington, Watson, Wells, White, Williams, Wilson, Wright, and Young. |
Photographer |
Baynard, Norman |
Place |
USA/California/San Diego County |