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Catalog Data

Photographer:
Wendler-Funaro, Carlos de, 1898-1985 (language teacher, also known as Carl Funaro)  Search this
Names:
Kaslov, Steve, ca. 1888-1949 (King of the Red Bandanna Romany Gypsies )  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Alland, Alexander, Sr. (Alexander Landschaft), 1902-1989  Search this
Collection Author:
Kaslov, Steve, ca. 1888-1949 (King of the Red Bandanna Romany Gypsies )  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (unmounted, Silver gelatin on paper, 6-5/8 x 4-3/4 in. image on 6-7/8 x 5 in.)
Container:
Box 5, Folder 1
Culture:
Rom  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
circa 1939-1942
Scope and Contents:
Kaslov, wearing hat and overcoat and smiling, looks at little girl while he seems to be exchanging an object, possibly a cigarette, with an old woman slightly behind him.
Biographical / Historical:
See collection register for information about Steve Kaslov, etc.
Local Numbers:
AC0161-0000044 (AC Scan No.)
General:
Stamped number 039 and light pencil notations, including "Kaslov", on verso.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site, by appointment. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Photographs by de Wendler-Funaro are available for reproduction. Fees for commercial use. Permission to reproduce photographs by Alexander Alland must be granted by the photographer's estate; other photographs may have copyright restrictions.
Topic:
Cigarettes -- 20th century  Search this
Gypsies -- 1920-1980 -- United States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Collection Citation:
Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection
Carlos de Wendler-Funaro Gypsy Research Collection / Series 7: Photographs by de Wendler Funaro: Gypsies in the United States / 7.1: Rom / Portraits: groups. Man is Steve K!islov. Published in Weybright 1938b
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b405a84e-1a5d-4017-97d6-951961daadcf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0161-ref906