Paul Robeson with Christine Moore Howell and a child.
Item
-
Title
-
Paul Robeson with Christine Moore Howell and a child.
-
Description
-
Paul Robeson with Christine Moore Howell and a child, in front of William Moore’s furniture store on Spring Street.
-
Paul Robeson (1898-1976) and Christine Howell (1899 - 1972), well-known Princeton natives, appear in an undated photo seated on the stoop of the entrance to a Spring Street furniture store, accompanied by an unidentified young girl. Howell's father, William Powell Moore, owned businesses on Spring Street where he sold clothing, furniture, and antiques. Howell operated a beauty salon at 12 Spring Street from the 1920s through the 1940s.
Howell never had children of her own, but with her husband, Edward Gaylord Howell (1898-1971), she opened her home to two youngsters.
Paul Robeson and his wife Eslanda Goode Robeson (1895-1965) had one son, Paul, Jr.
In the sunlit photograph, Paul and Christine sit side by side, a blanket draped across the steps, Christine’s arms encircling the young girl. The child leans in, at ease, the scene radiating warmth and familiarity.
-
Paul Robeson Biography
-
Rights
-
This work is believed to be in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. For more information, see http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
-
Creator
-
Unknown
-
Format
-
Image
-
Spatial Coverage
-
Princeton, NJ
-
Contributor
-
Historical Society of Princeton
-
Extent
-
1 image
-
Identifier
-
MS 899
-
Date Created
-
(c. 1920-1929)
-
Subject
-
Selling
-
Photographs
-
Couples
-
Preteen girls
-
Beauty shops
-
Political activists
-
New Jersey--Princeton
-
Actors, Black
-
African American lawyers
-
African American singers
