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Inventory of the James H. Karales Photographs, 1953-2005 and undated

Abstract

American photojournalist who worked for Look magazine.

The James H. Karales Photographs span the years from 1953 to 2005 and document the life and career of a 20th century American photojournalist. The images in the collection chiefly originated from Karales' documentary work for Look magazine during the 1960s, and are arranged into series named for the locations where Karales worked: Rendville, Ohio; Vietnam; the Lower East Side, New York City; and the Logging Series, based in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Karales also shot many images of individuals and events of the Civil Rights movement; a group of these images focus on Martin Luther King, Jr., a second group on the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and a third group on the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and its participants. Formats in the collection include contact sheets, proof prints of various sizes, negatives, and slides. There is also a small grouping of manuscript, print, and audiovisual materials related to Karales' life and work.

Descriptive Summary

Repository
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator
Karales, James H.
Title
James H. Karales Photographs, 1953-2005 and undated
Language of Material
English
Extent
9.5 Linear Feet, 6021 Items
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Collection Overview

The James H. Karales Photographs span the years 1953 to 2005 and document the life and career of a well-known 20th century American photojournalist. The majority of the images in the collection originated from Karales' documentary work for Look magazine during the 1960s, and are divided into series named for the locations or subjects: Rendville, Ohio, a declining coal mining town and one of the first racially integrated towns in Appalachia; Vietnam, where Karales documented many scenes from the Vietnam War, and the largest series in the collection; the Lower East Side, New York City; and the Logging Series, where Karales documented the Pacific Northwest logging industry's practices and culture. Karales also shot many images of individuals and events of the Civil Rights movement during the 1960s, housed in three inter-related groups: the Martin Luther King Series; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Series; and the Civil Rights Series. A number of Karales' images were adopted as visual icons of the U.S. civil rights movement, and were - and still are - widely reproduced. Publications where Karales' works appeared include Look, Life, Saturday Review, Pageant, Coronet, Popular Photography, Time-Life books, and encyclopedias. Karales also produced photographs for corporate annual reports. His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The collection does not include Karales' photojournalistic work from East Germany (1970), or Gheel, Belgium (1961).

Formats in the collection include contact sheets, which serve as a thumbnail guide to almost all of the prints and negatives in the collection; proof prints and exhibit-quality prints of various sizes; negatives, which are closed to research use; and slides. All images are in black-and-white.

There is also a small group of supporting materials in the Manuscript and Printed Materials Series and the Audiovisual Materials Series that includes biographical documents such as Karales' curriculum vitae; Karales' essays on photography and teaching; publicity for exhibits and other events; correspondence with publishers; and clippings, magazine layouts, and other materials related to Karales' published work. The most recently dated item is an audiocassette of remarks on Karales' life and works made by Sam Stephenson at the opening of an exhibit of Karales' work at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.

Arrangement Note:

Unless otherwise noted, the photographic items are arranged in the following sequence in each series: contact sheets, prints (from smallest to largest), slides, negatives, and finally, duplicates.

Processing and Research Use Note:

The best starting point for working with individual images is with the contact sheets. From these one can note the identifying codes for each image, which may include the job number, roll number, and frame (item) number, in that order throughout the inventory. Whenever possible, staff have matched these contact sheet numbers with individual prints and negatives and have noted them on the items and in the inventory below.

Most but not all jobs were given numbers. There are a few prints and other images that have no identifying numbers at all and they could not be otherwise identified from contact sheets or negatives. Some prints were given titles, but most are untitled.

Not all prints are represented by contact sheet images, and vice versa. The negatives are also not fully representative of all images in prints and contact sheets.

In order to facilitate the use of the materials, please consult with a Research Services archivist before coming to use the collection.

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Collection is open for research.

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Contents of the Collection

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Rendville, Ohio Series, 1953-1957

(4 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

These black-and-white images are the results of Karales' first major photojournalistic work, a study of a small mining town in Appalachian Ohio which was one of the first racially integrated towns in the U.S. Subjects depicted include adults and children, houses, local stores, miners, street scenes, and social gathering places such as churches and dance halls.

Contact Sheets

(8 folders)

No job numbers have been identified. Numbers represent rolls.

1-44
(6 folders)
Box 1
1A-5A
Box 1
Duplicates
Box 1

Prints (4x6)

(11 folders)

No job numbers have been identified. Numbers represent rolls and frames.

3:36
Box 1
4:33
Box 1
5:24
Box 1
7:9
Box 1
8:8
Box 1
9:23
Box 1
13:11
Box 1
14:37
Box 1
18:17
Box 1
20:36
Box 1
21:6,12
Box 1
22:4
Box 1
23:10
Box 1
24:25,34
Box 1
27:5
Box 1
28:4,22
Box 1
29:4,18
Box 1
30:8
Box 1
2A:4
Box 1
Duplicates
Box 1

Prints (5x7)

(4 folders)

No job numbers have been identified. Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:5,8,12-13,17,23,26
Box 1
2:35
Box 1
3:16-18,22,33-34,37
Box 1
4:30-32,35
Box 1
5:6,8-10,20-21,23
Box 1
6:12,14,27-28
Box 1
7:11-12,14-15,23-25,29
Box 1
8:27
Box 1
9:6,8-11,15,21-22,27-28
Box 1
10:3-5,11-12,18-19,22,24,27,32,34-35
Box 1

Prints (5x7)

(18 folders)

No job numbers have been identified. Numbers represent rolls and frames.

11:13,15,23,26
Box 2
12:3,7,9-11,15,19,29-30,35
Box 2
13:5-6,9
Box 2
14:25,29,30,35
Box 2
15:11-12,14,26
Box 2
16:12,18,26,28-31,33-36
Box 2
17:5,8,16,18,30
Box 2
18:5,7,12,16,20,22,26-27,34-35,37
Box 2
20:5,10-11,13,18-19,27,29-31
Box 2
21:11-15
Box 2
22:5,8-11,23,25,27-29
Box 2
23:3-5,11,13,17-18,24,26,30,33,36
Box 2
24:4,12-13,22,28-29,31,33
Box 2
25:4-5,13,16
Box 2
26:5,26,28-30
Box 2
27:8-9,11-12,14-16,35
Box 2
28:4,7,19-20,23,29
Box 2
29:8,9,11,13,17,23-26,29
Box 2
30:0-1,3-6,16
Box 2
42:4
Box 2
1A:9,13-15,17-18,20-22
Box 2
2A:3,19
Box 2
5A:10,12,23-24
Box 2
Unidentified
Box 2
Duplicates
(2 folders)
Box 2

Contact sheet images or negatives have not been identified for these prints. No job numbers have been identified. Numbers represent identification given by donor (addition 2007-0172).

Thirty-four silver gelatin prints, various subjects and buildings in Rendville, 1953, 1954, 1956, and undated. Itemized inventory with some captions available in repository.
Box 2-A

No job numbers have been identified. Numbers represent rolls and frames. One 16x20 print is from 2007-0172 addition.

12:15
Box 3
35:4
Box 3
2A:5
Box 3
#198 (16x20 silver gelatin mounted)
Box 3

No job numbers have been identified. Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:2-31
Box 4
2:11-36A
Box 4
3:18-36A
Box 4
4:2-26A
Box 4
5:2-30
Box 4
6:6-29
Box 4
7:5-36A
Box 4
8:3-34
Box 4
9:5-36A
Box 4
10:2-36A
Box 4
11:3-35
Box 4
12:3-36A
Box 4
13:2-11
Box 4
14:1-36A
Box 4
15:4-36A
Box 4
16:2-36A
Box 4
17:4-30
Box 4
18:3-36A
Box 4
19:1-22
Box 4
20:3-36A
Box 4
21:3-19
Box 4
22:3-33
Box 4
23:3-36A
Box 4
24:3-36A
Box 4
25:3-36A
Box 4
26:1-32
Box 4
27:1-36A
Box 4
28:4-31
Box 4
29:3-29,33-36A
Box 4
30:1-18
Box 4
31 (11 unnumbered frames)
Box 4
32 (7 unnumbered frames)
Box 4
33 (9 unnumbered frames)
Box 4
34 (10 unnumbered frames)
Box 4
35:1-32
Box 4
36 (4 unnumbered frames)
Box 4
37:1-16
Box 4
38:4-29
Box 4
39:2-17
Box 4
40 (29 unnumbered frames)
Box 4
1A:4-22
Box 4
2A:3-21
Box 4
3A (15 unnumbered frames)
Box 4
4A (24 unnumbered frames)
Box 4
5A:1-24
Box 4
6A:10-13,21-30
Box 4
7A:1-12,14-25
Box 4
8A:14-39
Box 4
9A (30 unnumbered frames)
Box 4
10A (21 unnumbered frames)
Box 4

Logging Series, 1958-1959

(5 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Black and white images portray individual loggers, logging crews and camp scenes, landscapes and aerial views of forested and logged areas, logging equipment, and logging activities. Identified geographic locations include Oregon (where apparently most if not all the scenes were shot), and Mt. Hood.

Contact Sheets

(16 folders)

Numbers represent rolls.

1-33
(4 folders)
Box 5
Duplicates
Box 5
1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Box 5
Job C267940
Box 5
1-70
(7 folders)
Box 5
Duplicates 1-19, 23-42
(2 folders)
Box 5

Contact Sheets

(6 folders)

Numbers represent rolls.

Duplicates 48-70
Box 6
116-140,157-164
(5 folders)
Box 6

Prints (4x6)

(4 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:28
Box 6
13:28
Box 6
16:36
Box 6
21:24
Box 6
24:27,35-37
Box 6
40:20
Box 6
44:4
Box 6
Duplicates 1-59
Box 6

Prints (5x7)

(18 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:3,7-8,11,15,20,36
Box 6
2:5-6,10,14-16,26,35
Box 6
3:10,17-18,20,23,26,34
Box 6
4:8,25-26,29,37
Box 6
5:11,19
Box 6
6:3,13,16,19,25,30-32,34-35
Box 6
7:6-7,17-20,22,25-26,28,32,35-37
Box 6
8:5,7-8,13,29,32,37
Box 6
9:5,8-9,13-14,19,33-35
Box 6
10:8,20,26
Box 6
11:5,9,12,14-15,19,22-23,27,30-31,33-34
Box 6
12:8,16-17,19
Box 6
13:3,9,26-27,35,37
Box 6
14:6,19,32
Box 6
15:14
Box 6
16:15-16,31
Box 6
17:7
Box 6
18:17,24,27-28
Box 6
19:9-10,12,16,22-23,26,33
Box 6
20:7-9,12,17,21,24-26
Box 6
21:4,15-16,33-35
Box 6
22:24-25,30,34
Box 6
23:26
Box 6
24:23,30,34
Box 6
25:11,24,29-31,36
Box 6
26:5,22,26,28
Box 6
27:15,30,32,37
Box 6
28:22,27-29,31
Box 6
29:7,11
Box 6
30:15,24
Box 6
31:4,11-14,17,19-22,26-27,35
Box 6
32:29
Box 6
33:11,23
Box 6
34:11,25
Box 6

Prints (5x7)

(14 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

35:6,9-10
Box 7
36:23,30,33
Box 7
37:9,27,31-34,37
Box 7
38:31,33
Box 7
39:3,23
Box 7
40:8,10,12
Box 7
41:4,12,14,32
Box 7
42:5,11-12,16,27,32-33
Box 7
43:12,37
Box 7
44:11,19-21,23,34
Box 7
45:6-7,10,15,17,22,27,29-31
Box 7
46:11,31-32
Box 7
47:5,9,25
Box 7
48:7,11,15,22,25,27-28
Box 7
49:6,11,13,15-17,19,23
Box 7
50:6,35
Box 7
51:5,13-17,19,23
Box 7
52:9,21,23-24,28-29,32
Box 7
54:7,20-21,23,26,28,31,35,37
Box 7
55:3,6,9
Box 7
56:11
Box 7
57:9,11
Box 7
59:3,77
Box 7
61:3-4,20,22
Box 7
62:20
Box 7
63:11-13,16-19
Box 7
64:31
Box 7
65:18
Box 7
67:7,10
Box 7
Duplicates 1-31
(3 folders)
Box 7

Prints (5x7)

(3 folders)

Numbers represent rolls.

Duplicates 32-52, 54-67
(3 folders)
Box 8

Prints (8x10)

(22 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

3:6
Box 8
6:12
Box 8
7:13
Box 8
11:15
Box 8
12:7
Box 8
14:23
Box 8
17:8
Box 8
18:12,14
Box 8
21:37
Box 8
22:8
Box 8
26:26
Box 8
27:15,21
Box 8
31:11,14
Box 8
32:19
Box 8
1:15
Box 8
13:4
Box 8
116:28
Box 8
123:22
Box 8
126:21
Box 8
131:34
Box 8
140:13
Box 8
Duplicates
Box 8

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

19:26
Box 3
25:31
Box 3
61:22
Box 3

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:3-36A
Box 9
2:1-36A
Box 9
3:3-36A
Box 9
4:3-36A
Box 9
5:3-36A
Box 9
6:2-36
Box 9
7:3-36A
Box 9
8:2-36
Box 9
9:3-36A
Box 9
10:3-32
Box 9
11:3-36A
Box 9
12:3-36A
Box 9
13:4-36A
Box 9
14:3-36A
Box 9
15:3-32
Box 9
16:3-36A
Box 9
17:4-31A
Box 9
18:5-36
Box 9
19:3-36A
Box 9
20:4-36A
Box 9
21:1-36A
Box 9
22:4-46A
Box 9
23:4-36A
Box 9
24:5-36A
Box 9
25:3-36A
Box 9
26:2-36
Box 9
27:3-36A
Box 9
28:3-36A
Box 9
29:1-33
Box 9
30:4-37
Box 9
31:4-37
Box 9
32:3-37
Box 9
33:5-37
Box 9
34:4-37
Box 9
35:3-22
Box 9
36:3-37
Box 9
37:3-37
Box 9
38:2-6,17-36
Box 9
39:2-37
Box 9
40:4-22
Box 9
41:3-37
Box 9
42:1-33
Box 9
43:3-37
Box 9
44:3-36
Box 9
45:3-36
Box 9
46:3-36
Box 9
47:3-37
Box 9
48:3-36
Box 9
49:3-31,33-37
Box 9
50:4-25,34-37
Box 9
51:1-31
Box 9
52:3-37
Box 9
53:3-37
Box 9
54:5-37
Box 9
55:3-37
Box 9
56:2-25
Box 9
57:0-23
Box 9
58:2-15
Box 9
59:1-10,3-12,1-4
Box 9
60:3-16,23-37
Box 9
61:1-20
Box 9
62:4-21
Box 9
63:1-20
Box 9
64:3-21
Box 9
65:6-20
Box 9
66:2-21
Box 9
67:3-21
Box 9
68:4-17
Box 9
69:4-14
Box 9
70:3-36A
Box 9

Negatives (8x10)

(3 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

Job C267940

(3 folders)
1:17
Box 8
2:4
Box 8
3:14
Box 8
4:9
Box 8
5:24
Box 8
6:15
Box 8
7:21
Box 8
8:10
Box 8
9:25
Box 8
10:1
Box 8
11:26
Box 8
12:13
Box 8
13:16
Box 8
14:1
Box 8
15:2
Box 8
16:5
Box 8
17:27
Box 8
18:12
Box 8
19:28
Box 8
20:6
Box 8
21:22
Box 8
22:23
Box 8
23:7
Box 8
24:8
Box 8
25:11
Box 8
26:19
Box 8
27:1
Box 8

SNCC was organized in 1960 at Shaw University in Raleigh, NC. According to captions or notes, two images were taken by Karales in 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia, but typically individuals and places are unidentified. There are no contact sheets or negatives for this set of images, only large-format prints.

Prints (11x14)

(9 folders)

Unable to determine which numbers represent the job, roll, and frame.

PF25739:GDC-2713
Box 11
PF25741:GDC-2712
Box 11
PF25751:GDC-2716
Box 11
PF25752:GDC-2714
Box 11
PF25753:GDC-2721
Box 11
PF25755:GDC-2720
Box 11
PF25761:GDC-2717
Box 11
PF25765:GDC-2718
Box 11
PF25770:GDC-2711
Box 11

Prints (17x21)

(6 folders)

Unable to determine which numbers represent the job, roll, and frame.

PF25715:GDC-2751
Box 3
PF25716:GDC-2774
Box 3
PF25717:GDC-2753
Box 3
PF25720:GDC-2775
Box 3
PF25723:GDC-2754
Box 3
PF25725:GDC-2776
Box 3

Martin Luther King, Jr. Series, 1962

(2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Taken during King's marches and speeches in various locations, the images depict King and his followers, including Rosa Parks. There are a small number of family pictures. Other civil rights movement materials are housed in the Civil Rights Series and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Series.

Contact Sheets

(3 folders)

Numbers represent rolls.

1-6,8-16,18-19,21-22,24-26
(3 folders)
Box 10

Prints

(26 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames. Sizes of prints range from 5x7 to 8x10.

1:4
Box 10
3:6,29
Box 10
4:5,11
Box 10
5:10,13,24-25,27-28,32
Box 10
7:16,25,32
Box 10
8:9,33,35
Box 10
9:21,23,32
Box 10
10:11
Box 10
11:18,23,26
Box 10
12:9,20,28
Box 10
13:7
Box 10
14:26
Box 10
15:19,25-26
Box 10
16:5,7,11-12,19,25,30,32
Box 10
17:28
Box 10
18:11,13,19
Box 10
19:21
Box 10
20:17,27
Box 10
21:6,17
Box 10
22:25
Box 10
24:8
Box 10
25:8,11,27,36
Box 10
27:28
Box 10
28:25
Box 10
29:15,32
Box 10
Duplicates
Box 10

Prints (11x14)

(7 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

3:5,17
Box 11
4:11
Box 11
7:22,27-28,32
Box 11
11:26
Box 11
20:33
Box 11
21:17
Box 11
25:36
Box 11
26:11
Box 11
29:32
Box 11
unidentified
Box 11

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

20:17
Box 3

Vietnam Series, 1964-1966

(9 boxes and 4 oversize folders)

Undertaking two trips to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, Karales captured images of soldiers in combat and at rest; G.I. soldiers in Saigon; Saigon street scenes; U.S. dead; General Westmorland; military chaplains and military medical personnel; Vietnamese civilians; village scenes; Buddhist temples; and landscapes. Some images bear titles assigned by Karales. These images were published in Look magazine, and were reproduced extensively for other publications.

Contact Sheets

(35 folders)

Numbers represent rolls.

1-36,38-112,115-120,122,124-125,127,129-131,133-134,136-139,141-149,153-160,163-168,170-175,177,179-192 and unidentified
(30 folders)
Box 12
Test Roll
Box 12
1-9
Box 12
1-17
(2 folders)
Box 12
B34856
Box 12
B34870
Box 12
B37929
Box 12
B37930
Box 12

Prints (8x10)

(45 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

3:23
Box 13
4:15
Box 13
9:27-28
Box 13
10:17
Box 13
11:6,17
Box 13
18:19
Box 13
26:19,29
Box 13
28:4
Box 13
29:9 (7x10 print)
Box 13
32:14
Box 13
39:12
Box 13
40:25
Box 13
41:26,36
Box 13
42:6-7,27
Box 13
43:31-32
Box 13
46:22
Box 13
47:31
Box 13
48:17
Box 13
49:29,32
Box 13
50:10,16
Box 13
51:13
Box 13
52:9
Box 13
54:25
Box 13
57:11
Box 13
58:8
Box 13
60:5
Box 13
66:4
Box 13
67:16
Box 13
69:18,32
Box 13
71:11-13,17
Box 13
72:27
Box 13
73:30
Box 13
74:16,30
Box 13
76:17
Box 13
80:10,12
Box 13
84:8
Box 13
87:24 (6x9 print)
Box 13
89:7,19
Box 13
90:15
Box 13
94:12
Box 13
97:27
Box 13
99:15
Box 13
100:8
Box 13
101:24
Box 13
103:27
Box 13
108:17, 21
Box 13
109:22,27
Box 13
111:10,22,37
Box 13
112:9
Box 13
116:33
Box 13
117:4,12-13
Box 13
120:15,19,26
Box 13

Prints (8x10)

(33 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames. There are some prints, which are smaller than 8x10 inches.

122:15,22
Box 14
125:25
Box 14
127:3,16-17
Box 14
128:18
Box 14
133:8,19A,31A
Box 14
134:13,28
Box 14
136:6,23
Box 14
137:7,17
Box 14
143:6,20,24
Box 14
144:14,32
Box 14
145:6-7,9-11
Box 14
149:25
Box 14
156:5,9
Box 14
157:7,15,33
Box 14
159:6
Box 14
160:3
Box 14
164:24-25
Box 14
165:6,8,11,13,25
Box 14
166:13-14,16,18,21,23
Box 14
167:7
Box 14
170:8,14,17-18,20,31,32
Box 14
172:13
Box 14
173:11,13,18,21
Box 14
174:14,21
Box 14
175:23,28,31,34,37
Box 14
177:7,19
Box 14
178:7,9,11,21,23,27
Box 14
179:19,20/21,25/26
Box 14
180:5,7,21
Box 14
181:4,22,29
Box 14
182:4,6,10,15,17
Box 14
184:22/23,32,36
Box 14
185:14
Box 14
189:21-22,24,26,29
Box 14
190:16,19,23,25/26,37
Box 14
192:12-13,31,33
Box 14

Prints (8x10)

(6 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames. There are some prints which are smaller than 8x10 inches.

1:17
Box 15
3:7a,16
Box 15
2:6
Box 15
3:30
Box 15
4:9,36A
Box 15
10:3A
Box 15
unidentified
Box 15

Numbers represent roll and frame.

40:25
Box 11
48:30
Box 11
49:21
Box 11
104:15
Box 11
B34856:19
Box 11
B37930:21
Box 11

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

43:30
Box 3
45:31
Box 3

Numbers represent roll and frame.

11:10A
Box 16
Unidentified images
(2 folders)
Box 16

Slides

(14 folders)

Titles supplied by photographer.

Buddhist Temple
Box 15
February 65N
Box 15
'65 February 26
(3 folders)
Box 15
'65 March 2
(2 folders)
Box 15
Helicopters and Wounded
Box 15
U.S. Dead
Box 15
American Funeral
Box 15
Westmorland
Box 15
Vietnam 1964
Box 15
Buddhist Demonstration
Box 15
Wounded
Box 15

Slides

(21 folders)

Titles supplied by Karales. Numbers represent rolls and frames.

Helicopters
Box 17
Hass Fusch Dead
Box 17
G.I.
Box 17
B37920K-B37924K
Box 17
B37927K
Box 17
F. Communism
Box 17
Construction
Box 17
War '66
Box 17
Vietnamese Scenes
Box 17
Vietnam Street Scenes
Box 17
Bar in Saigon
Box 17
Goods on Street - Saigon
Box 17
Flea Market
Box 17
Execution Wall, Main Market
Box 17
Ship Workers - Saigon
Box 17
Days in the Trees
Box 17
Rejects
Box 17
Field Scenes
Box 17
G.I. in Saigon
Box 17
G.I. Buying on Streets
Box 17
G.I. and Children
Box 17
B40644:20
Box 17
B40646:1
Box 17
B40650:12
Box 17
B40653:12
Box 17
B40654:15
Box 17
Unidentified images
Box 17
Look magazine, 1965 Apr. 6 (pp. 70-75)
Box 27

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:3-20
Box 18
2:4-20
Box 18
3:7-36
Box 18
4:4-36
Box 18
5:5-36
Box 18
6:9-36
Box 18
7:2-8,14-33
Box 18
8:5-36
Box 18
9:4-36
Box 18
10:4-36
Box 18
11:1-18
Box 18
12:1-20
Box 18
13:2-36
Box 18
14:2-8,14-18,29-36
Box 18
15:5-36
Box 18
16:1-20
Box 18
17:1-20
Box 18
18:2-20
Box 18
19:4-7
Box 18
20:3-20
Box 18
21:4-20
Box 18
22:4-8
Box 18
23:3-20
Box 18
24:3-20
Box 18
25:6-20
Box 18
26:4-20
Box 18
27:3-6
Box 18
28:4-20
Box 18
29:3-15
Box 18
30:3-20
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31:4-20
Box 18
32:4-20
Box 18
33:3-18
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34:3-20
Box 18
35:3-20
Box 18
36:1-20
Box 18
37:3-6,14-20
Box 18
38:4-20
Box 18
39:3-36
Box 18
40:3-36
Box 18
41:4-36
Box 18
42:4-36
Box 18
43:4-36
Box 18
44:5-24
Box 18
45:4-32
Box 18
46:4-36
Box 18
47:3-36
Box 18
48:3-36
Box 18
49:4-36
Box 18
50:3-19
Box 18
51:4-36
Box 18
52:6-23
Box 18
53:3-27,34-36
Box 18
54:5-36
Box 18
55:3-31
Box 18
56:3-31
Box 18
57:1-36
Box 18
58:4-36
Box 18
59:3-18
Box 18
60:2-36
Box 18

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

61:3-25
Box 19
62:4-36
Box 19
63:3-36
Box 19
64:3-22
Box 19
65:4-36
Box 19
66:3-23
Box 19
67:3-36
Box 19
68:4-36
Box 19
69:3-36
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70:3-36
Box 19
71:5-29
Box 19
72:3-33
Box 19
73:4-36
Box 19
74:4-36
Box 19
75:5-23
Box 19
76:3-36
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77:4-36
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78:2-10
Box 19
79:4-36
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80:3-36
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81:3-21
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82:3-27
Box 19
83:2-14
Box 19
84:5-36
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85:4-36
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86:4-36
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87:4-36
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88:4-36
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89:4-36
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90:4-35
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91:4-36
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92:4-36
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93:3-34
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94:7-36
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95:3-36
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96:3-16
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97:3-36
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98:4-36
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99:1-36
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100:2-36
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101:4-32
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102:3-36
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103:3-36
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104:3-30
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105:3-13
Box 19
106:3A-36A
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107:1-36
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108:2-30
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109:3-30
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110:3-36
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111:4-36
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112:5-36
Box 19
113:4-36
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114:1-3
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115:3-36
Box 19
116:4-36
Box 19
117:1-13
Box 19
118:3-25
Box 19
119:3-36
Box 19
120:4-36
Box 19

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

121:4-18,22-36
Box 20
122:3-36
Box 20
123:2-36
Box 20
124:2-36
Box 20
125:6-36
Box 20
126:2-36
Box 20
127:3-18
Box 20
128:2-20
Box 20
129:4-36
Box 20
130:4-36
Box 20
131:3-21
Box 20
132:4-32
Box 20
133:3A-36
Box 20
134:0A-36
Box 20
135:4-35
Box 20
136:4-29
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137:3-20
Box 20
138:4-36
Box 20
139:3-26
Box 20
140:4-36
Box 20
141:3-36
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142:2-36
Box 20
143:3-36
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144:2-34
Box 20
145:2A-12
Box 20
146:3-36
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147:2-33
Box 20
148:4-36
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149:3-35
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150:3A-36A
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151:4-36
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152:2-5
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153:13-17
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154:5-36
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155:3-29
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156:4-36
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157:4-36
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158:6-36
Box 20
159:4-36
Box 20
160:3
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161:4-36
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162:2-5
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163:3-36
Box 20
164:3-32
Box 20
165:3-36
Box 20
166:1-34
Box 20
167:3-11
Box 20
168:2-30
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169:3-11
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170:4-36
Box 20
171:4-12
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172:4-33
Box 20
173:4-29
Box 20
174:2-27
Box 20
175:5-36
Box 20
176:4-36
Box 20
177:6-36
Box 20
178:6-30
Box 20
179:3-36
Box 20
180:5-36
Box 20

Numbers represent rolls and frames

181:3-36
Box 21
182:3-36
Box 21
183:4-36
Box 21
184:4-36
Box 21
185:4-19
Box 21
186:9-36
Box 21
187:3-36
Box 21
188:4-35
Box 21
189:3-36
Box 21
190:4-36
Box 21
191:6-16
Box 21
192:3-33
Box 21
Test Roll:10-13
Box 21
1:2-36
Box 21
2:2A-32
Box 21
3:4-20
Box 21
4:3-16
Box 21
5:3-14
Box 21
6:5-19
Box 21
7:4A-15
Box 21
8:3-12
Box 21
9:4A-10
Box 21
B37919K:20-23
Box 21
B37920K:23A-25A
Box 21
B37921K:1A-2A
Box 21
B37922K:13A-14A
Box 21
B37923K:15A-16A
Box 21
B37924K:16-18
Box 21
B37925 (unnumbered frame; large format)
Box 21
B37926:26-27
Box 21
B37927K:28-29
Box 21
B37928:32-33
Box 21
B37931:1-2
Box 21
1:19A-23A
Box 21
4:33A-36A
Box 21
10:4-8,14-18
Box 21
11:7A-10A
Box 21
15:31 (large format)
Box 21
B40640K:8
Box 21
B40641K:3
Box 21
B40642K (unnumbered frame)
Box 21
B40643K:4
Box 21
B40644K:30
Box 21
B40645K:33
Box 21
B40646K:1
Box 21
B40647K:4
Box 21
B40648K:7
Box 21
B40649K:20
Box 21
B40650K:12
Box 21
B40651K:24
Box 21
B40652K:1
Box 21
B40653K:12
Box 21
B40654K:15
Box 21
Unidentified
Box 21

Civil Rights Series, 1965

(3 boxes and 2 oversize folders)

Series of images taken by Karales during the march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., March 1965. Includes the widely-reproduced photographs of an African American boy enveloped by the U.S. flag, and civil rights marchers with the flag on the crest of a hill.

Numbers represent rolls.

1-50
(5 folders)
Box 22

Prints

(36 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames. Print sizes range from 5x7 to 8x10 inches.

1:3,10,24,32
Box 22
2:14
Box 22
3:8,17,19
Box 22
4:19,25
Box 22
5:15,21A
Box 22
6:11A,17A
Box 22
7:5A,18,30
Box 22
8:12,29,33
Box 22
9:3A,13,25,29A
Box 22
12:16,24,36A
Box 22
13:10A,18A,21,24
Box 22
14:16,20A,33
Box 22
15:8
Box 22
16:15,19
Box 22
17:8A,13A,22A
Box 22
18:10
Box 22
21:22
Box 22
22:19A,33A
Box 22
23:6A,22,24,34
Box 22
24:19A,20A,28A,32A-33A,35A
Box 22
26:7A,10,13A,14,
Box 22
27:12
Box 22
29:17-18,27
Box 22
30:8A
Box 22
31:34
Box 22
33:7,9,10,17A,
Box 22
35:12
Box 22
36:26,30
Box 22
37:14A,16A,25,37
Box 22
38:3A,16A-17A,23A,25A,32A,36A
Box 22
39:10-12,18-19,21
Box 22
40:5,8,11-13,16,18,21
Box 22
43:6
Box 22
44:11,20,22,25,25A-26A
Box 22
47:13
Box 22
Duplicates
Box 22

Numbers represent roll and frame.

4:32
Box 11

Prints (17x21)

(5 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

4:19
Box 3
7:30
Box 3
8:27
Box 3
13:22
Box 3
17:12A
Box 3
40:24
Box 3

Numbers represent roll and frame.

1:31A
Box 16

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:3-36
Box 23
2:1-36
Box 23
3:2-36
Box 23
4:3-16,17-21,22-36
Box 23
5:1-36
Box 23
6:5-36
Box 23
7:3-36
Box 23
8:2-25,27 (4x5),29-34
Box 23
9:2-36
Box 23
10:3-36
Box 23
11:2-36
Box 23
12:3-36
Box 23
13:3-36
Box 23
14:5-36
Box 23
15:3-36
Box 23
16:3-30
Box 23
17:3-36
Box 23
18:2-24
Box 23
19:4-36
Box 23
20:3-36
Box 23
21:3-36
Box 23
22:1-36
Box 23
23:2-36
Box 23
24:1-36
Box 23
25:2-19
Box 23
26:3-20
Box 23
27:3-15
Box 23
28:3-7
Box 23
29:3-36
Box 23
30:1-24
Box 23
31:2-36
Box 23
32:3-36
Box 23
33:3-36
Box 23
34:3-36
Box 23
35:4-36
Box 23
36:3-36
Box 23
37:3-36
Box 23
38:2-36
Box 23
39:4-36
Box 23
40:4-36
Box 23
41:3-36
Box 23
42:3-36
Box 23
43:3-36
Box 23
44:3-36
Box 23
45:3-20
Box 23
46:2-18
Box 23
47:2-15
Box 23
48:3-9
Box 23
49:1-6
Box 23
50:2-6
Box 23

Lower East Side Series, 1969, 1975, 1985

(3 boxes and 2 oversize folders)

Series of black-and-white images taken during three visits roughly ten years apart to New York City's Lower East Side neighborhood. Karales focused on street scenes, individual portraits, and social gatherings. The Reverend Bruce Ritter, the founder of the Covenant House homeless youth shelter, is featured in many portraits and scenes.

Contact Sheets

(15 folders)

Numbers represent rolls.

1-19
Box 24
1-12
Box 24
1-67,74-84
Box 24
1-26
Box 24

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

25:19
Box 24
30:5
Box 24

Prints (5x7)

(14 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:3,7,9,36
Box 24
2:6,19,23
Box 24
3:5,13,18,20,29
Box 24
4:27,32
Box 24
5:4,20,30
Box 24
6:5,29
Box 24
7:24
Box 24
8:16,24
Box 24
9:22,32
Box 24
10:5A,23A
Box 24
11:18
Box 24
Duplicates
Box 24
6:11
Box 24
11:7
Box 24
16:7
Box 24
17:26
Box 24
19:20
Box 24
25:19,21
Box 24
29:26
Box 24
31:2
Box 24
37:21
Box 24
41:7-8
Box 24
52:30
Box 24
59:19
Box 24
60:13
Box 24
Duplicates
Box 24

Prints (8x10)

(6 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:13
Box 24
3:27A
Box 24
4:24,27
Box 24
8:25
Box 24
9:3
Box 24
10:9A
Box 24

Prints (8x10)

(40 folders)

Numbers represent rolls and frames. Some prints measure less than 8x10 inches.

11:23
Box 25
12:36A
Box 25
Duplicates
Box 25
7:36A
Box 25
9:3
Box 25
18:8
Box 25
20:8,12-13,18-20
Box 25
21:10A
Box 25
22:2
Box 25
25:13A
Box 25
28:12
Box 25
29:10,21,23-24
Box 25
30:22
Box 25
31:36
Box 25
32:19,24
Box 25
34:15
Box 25
36:9-10,29
Box 25
37:15
Box 25
39:32,36A
Box 25
43:3,14,36
Box 25
44:13,16,31
Box 25
46:11
Box 25
47:11-12
Box 25
48:15-16
Box 25
49:14A-16A,24A
Box 25
50:25
Box 25
53:14-15,30
Box 25
54:3,5,7-9,14A,16,25A,30
Box 25
58:11,13
Box 25
61:3A,10A
Box 25
63:5
Box 25
65:5,23
Box 25
66:24
Box 25
74:8
Box 25
75:21
Box 25
76:3,34
Box 25
78:20,23
Box 25
82:35
Box 25
83:17
Box 25
Duplicates
Box 25

Numbers represent roll and frame.

48:5A
Box 3

Handle fragile item with care.

Unidentified publication, undated
Box 27

Numbers represent rolls and frames.

1:3-36
Box 26
2:3-36A
Box 26
3:4-36A
Box 26
4:3-36A
Box 26
5:3-36A
Box 26
6:2A-20A
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7:2A-36A
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8:3-12,16-35
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9:3A-36A
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10:3-30
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11:3-36A
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12:3-30
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13:2-25
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14:2-22
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15:1-36A
Box 26
16:3-36A
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17:3-36A
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18:1-23
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19:1-12
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1:3-36A
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2:2-31
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3:2-34
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4:3-15,18-36A
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5:3-36A
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6:3-36A
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7:3-36A
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8:3-36A
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9:3-36A
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10:3-31
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11:4-36A
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12:32-36A
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1:2-4
Box 26
2:2-33
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3:1-4
Box 26
4:1-9
Box 26
5:2-13
Box 26
6:2-36
Box 26
7:2-36
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8:2-36
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9:2-36
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10:3-17
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11:2-36
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12:1-36
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13:5-36
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14:3-36
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15:3-36
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16:2-17
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17:2-35
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18:2-23
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19:3-35
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20:2-25
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21:3-36
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22:2-36
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23:2-22
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24:1-10
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25:1-36
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26:2-5
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27:1-36
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28:2-32
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29:2-30
Box 26
30:3-36
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31:2-36A
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32:3-36A
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33:1-36A
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34:3-17
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35:3-36A
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36:3-34
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37:3-21
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38:4-36A
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39:2-36A
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40:2-36A
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41:2-8
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42:1-28
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43:3-36A
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44:3-36A
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45:2A-36A
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46:3-36A
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47:3-36A
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48:2A-36A
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49:1A-33A
Box 26
50:3-36
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51:2-21
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52:3-36A
Box 26
53:2-36A
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54:2A-36A
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55:2-36
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56:2-6
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57:2-6
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58:2-22
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59:2-18
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60:2-16
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61:1-31
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62:2-36A
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63:1A-36A
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64:2-36A
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65:2-24
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66:2-36A
Box 26
67:3-36A
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74:3-14
Box 26
75:4-36A
Box 26
76:3-36A
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77:3-36
Box 26
78:2-36A
Box 26
79:2-36A
Box 26
80:2A-36A
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81:8-36A
Box 26
82:3-36A
Box 26
83:3-23
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84:3-6
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C1:1-24
Box 26
C2:1-19
Box 26
C3:3-36A
Box 26
C4:1-36A
Box 26
C5:3-36A
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C6:3-36A
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C7:3-29
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C8:0A-23A
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C9:3-36A
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2C1:1-30
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2C2:3-36A
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2C3:2-31
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2C4:1-7
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2C5:3-36A
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2C6:3-36A
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2C7:3-36A
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2C8:0A-34A
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2C9:1-18
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2C10:3-32
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2C11:3-36A
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2C12:2A-36A
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2C13:3-36A
Box 26
2C14:1-34
Box 26
2C15:3-36A
Box 26
2C16:2-36
Box 26

Contains one folder of unidentified contact sheets: three sheets are of individuals or groups of individuals, and seem to be shot in corporate settings; two sheets appear to be abstract images of beads.

Contains biographical information in the form of curriculum vitae, interviews, and personal essays on teaching and photography; printed materials such as clippings, flyers, programs, magazine layouts, and other publicity relating to exhibits and published works; and a small group of correspondence, chiefly with publishers. Arranged within subseries and in chronological order.

McBride, Caryn, "Through the eyes of the witness," Westchester Generations, 1999 Oct.
Box 28
Interview with James Karales by Sam Stephenson, 2000 Sept. 16
Box 29
Obituary, The New York Times, 2002 Apr. 5
(2 copies)
Box 29
Curriculum vitae, undated
Box 29
Essay on teaching by Karales, undated
Box 29
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation application, supporting documentation, and curriculum vita, undated
Box 29
Who's Who In America entry submission, undated
Box 29
Negative envelopes for job 2309, 1965 Mar. 26-May 18
Box 29
"Black emergence," unidentified publication, undated
Box 29
Image for book, "60s book/Selma march," unidentified publication, undated
Box 29
"A march for integration in Selma, Alabama," unidentified publication, undated
Box 29
March from Selma image for exhibit, untitled and undated
Box 29
Photo cropping guide for March from Selma image, untitled and undated
Box 29
Photocopy of March from Selma image, untitled and undated
Box 29
Photocopies of contact sheets and photos, undated
Box 29
Photocopies of images, undated
Box 29
"Floats, bands and marchers thrill sesqui parade spectators," The Canton Repository, 1955 Aug. 21
Box 29
"Eyes on the prize: the prize is civil rights," Dial, 1987 Jan.
Box 29
Woodstock Times, 1997 Sept. 18
Box 29
Boxer, Sarah, "Photography review: the night side of black and white," The New York Times, 1999 July 23
Box 29
Goldberg, Vicki, "Photography review - beyond a famous shot, the art of a lifetime," The New York Times, 1999 July 23

(3 copies)

Box 29
William Gedney exhibit review, exhibit at Gallery 292, Village Voice, 1999 July 27
Box 29
Photography exhibit review, exhibit at Howard Greenberg Gallery, Village Voice, 1999 July 28 - Aug. 3
Box 29
Photography exhibit review, exhibit at Greenberg, The New Yorker, 1999 Aug. 2
Box 29
William Gedney exhibit review, exhibit at Gallery 292, The New Yorker, 1999 Aug. 2
Box 29
Westchester Magazine, 2002
Box 29
Reynolds, Barbara, "TV series teaches how a movement is made," USA Today, 1987 Jan. 21
Box 16
Goldberg, Vicki, "Photography review: remembering the faces in the Civil Rights struggle," The New York Times, 1994 July 17
Box 16
Zimmerman, Kevin, "PBS 25th anniversary: making room for quality time: upscale, loyal viewership remains intact; solid fare plays key role in success," unknown publication, 1994 Mar. 14-20
Box 28
Norklun, Kathi, "Looks like America: classic images from Look magazine at Coffey Gallery," Woodstock Times, 1997 Sept. 18
Box 28

Folders of letters and notes mostly concerning permissions for publication of images. In some cases, Karales was not the direct recipient of the letters, but was copied on the exchange.

Smith, Claire, Harold Ober Associates, 1971 July 20
Box 29
Maxey, David, 1971 July 23 and undated
Box 29
Zerby, Donna P., Corporate Communications, Scott, 1971 Nov. 18
Box 29
Matthews, Margaret, Reader's Digest, 1982 Mar. 15
Box 29
Durland, Steven, General Manager, Astro Artz, Inc., 1983 Aug. 22
Box 29
Boston Publishing Company, 1984 Mar.-1985 Aug.
Box 29
Courtwright, David, Professor of History, University of North Florida, 1999 Jan. 25
Box 29
Carlos from Michigan, undated
Box 29
Smith. Jerome B., Supervisor, Visual Information, Weyerhaeuser Company, Correspondence, 1961 Oct. 4
Box 29
Weyerhaeuser Company, exhibit, undated
Box 29
Negative envelopes for job 5264, 1969 Aug. 4-Dec. 8
Box 29
Excerpts from interview with Father Bruce Ritter, undated
Box 29
"An explosion of aggression," unidentified publication, undated
Box 29
Photocopies of images, undated
Box 29
"Martin Luther King, Jr. from Montgomery to Memphis," exhibit pamphlet, New York State Museum, 1983 Jan. 15
Box 29
"King: a photobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.," exhibit pamphlet, Viking Studio, undated
Box 29
Unidentified publication, undated
Box 29
Pamphlet, National Historic Site, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1999
Box 3
Photocopies of slides of New York City, Pine, New York, Croton, New York, and Townshend, Vermont, 1972-1980
Box 29
"James H. Karales: an adventure in photojournalism," exhibit at Rizzoli Gallery, N.Y., New York, 1980 May 29-June 30
Box 29
Images from SEI Corporation annual report (images taken by Karales), 1987
Box 29
Miscellaneous images, 1993 Oct. 20 and undated
Box 29
"Look again: photojournalism by Look magazine staffers: Charlotte Brooks, Phillip Harrington, James H. Karales, Tony Vaccaro," exhibit at the Coffey Gallery, Kingston, New York, 1997 Sept. 6-Oct. 1
Box 29
Witness (exhibit), 1999 June 25-July 31
Box 29
Map of New York and New Jersey, undated
Box 29
"1965 (Columbia record cover)," undated
Box 29
Picture credits and acknowledgments, unknown publication, undated
Box 29
Sixties (photocopy of poster/pamphlet), undated
Box 29
"Special pre-schooling for 5-yr-olds with learning disabilities," undated
Box 29
Exhibit poster, New York State Museum, 1983
Box 16
Karales, James H., "Ohio sub hunters," Cleveland Plain Dealer Pictorial Magazine, 1955 Aug. 21
(2 copies)
Box 28
Castan, Sam and James H. Karales, "Vietnam," Look, 1965 Apr. 6
Box 28
Castan, Sam and James H. Karales, "Saigon: stained pearl of the orient," Look, 1966 May 17

(2 copies)

Box 28
Spike, Robert W., "Our churches' sin against the negro," Look, 1965 May 18
Box 28
Castan, Sam and James H. Karales, "The new New York: victims of welfare," unknown publication, undated
Box 28
Brooks, Charlotte, Look Editorial Preview, 1964 Jan. 28 and Inside Look, 1967 Feb. 3
Box 29
[Outer space ghost story], Look, 1966 Feb. 22
Box 29
"1966 All-American cities," Look Editorial Preview, 1967 Apr. 18
Box 29
"Chapter 2: What teaching is like," unknown publication, 1979 June 14
Box 29
"Negroes-history/march to Selma," American Heritage, 1982 June/July
Box 29
"The children's crusade saves the day" and "Bloody Sunday in Selma," unknown publications, 1997 Apr. 24
Box 29
Photocopies of images from the civil rights series, unknown publication, 2000 Feb. 17
Box 29
"Chapter 6: African Americans, the struggle for civil rights," unknown publication, undated
Box 29
"Chapter 32: Leadership of the 1960s," unknown publication, undated
Box 29
Dulli, five poems, unknown publication, undated
Box 29
"Helping with drug misuse," unknown publication, undated
Box 29
Images from book on career options, unknown publication, undated
Box 29
Images from copy about payroll, undated
Box 29
"The march from Selma to Montgomery finally begins," Martin Luther King, Jr., undated
Box 29
"Marchers, Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, 1965," unknown publication undated
Box 29
[Moral therapy in Gheel, Belgium], unknown publication, undated
Box 29
Pembroke, Herbert, "10.4 civil rights demonstration," unknown publication, undated
Box 29
Williams, Juan, Eyes on the prize: America's civil rights years, 1954-1965, New York: Viking Penguin Inc., undated
Box 29
Look magazine, 1965 Apr. 6, "Vietnam"
Box 27
Exhibit materials, undated
(2 folders)
Box 29
Research notes on Rendville, Ohio and Perry County, Ohio, undated
Box 29
Negative envelopes from jobs 1610 and 2735, 1963 Nov. 18-1968 Dec. 10
Box 29
Photocopies of contact sheets and prints, undated
Box 29

VHS cassette tape of photographs by Karales; a compact disk of an interview conducted with Karales on September 16, 2000; an audiocassette of remarks made by Sam Stephenson at an opening of a Karales exhibit at Duke, April 2005; and a CD-R from 2006 with JPEG files of 31 photos from the Vietnam series (open to use).

[CD-R of Vietnam photos is open to use. Audiovisual originals are closed to use. No use copies are currently available. Technical Services staff need to produce use copies before contents can be accessed. Please contact Research Services staff before coming to use the collection.]

Historical Note

Chronology List

DateEvent(s)
1930 July 15Born in Canton, Ohio
1955Graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Joined the Magnum photo agency and became darkroom assistant to photographer W. Eugene Smith
1956Journeyed to Rendville, Ohio for documentary photography shoot
1958-1959Edward Steichen purchased several Rendville, Ohio prints for Museum of Modern Art
Helen Gee exhibited Rendville photographs at Limelight Gallery, Greenwich Village
Traveled to the Pacific Northwest to document logging practices and culture
1960Joined the staff of Look magazine
1964-1966Traveled twice to South Vietnam, capturing images from the Vietnam War
1962Photographed Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers in the civil rights movement
1965Photographed the Civil Rights march from Selma to Montgomery Ala.
Won award for Pictures of the Year.
1969, 1975, 1985Photojournalistic work on the Lower East Side, New York City
1971Look magazine folded; Karales launched career as independent photographer
1999First major gallery exhibit, New York City
2002 Apr. 1Died at the age of 71, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

Subject Headings

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James H. Karales Photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The James H. Karales Photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 2004, 2006, and 2007.

Processing Information

Processed by Rebecca Arnold, John Attaway III, Marlyse H. MacDonald, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, and Daniel Ruccia, March 2007

Encoded by John Attaway III, Marlyse H. MacDonald, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, and Daniel Ruccia

Completed June 2007

Accessions 2004-0037, 2006-0041, 2006-0058, 2006-0129, 2006-0130, and 2007-0172 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.