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"Red Bandanna" Romany Gypsies, The Bowery, Lower East Side

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Collection Creator
Ostroff, Eugene, d. 1999 (NMAH Curator)
Salo, Matt, Dr.
Haberstich, David E., 1941-
Ahlborn, Richard E., 1933-2015
Alland, Alexander, Sr. (Alexander Landschaft), 1902-1989
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Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints
Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints / Series 1: Photoprints
Date
(1942?)
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0204, Subseries 1.9
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints, 1932-1943, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artist.
Collection Rights
Copyrighted material: photographs may not be reproduced without written permission from the Estate of Alexander Alland, Sr.
Scope and Contents
"Red Bandanna" is a term used by the media (and Gypsies?) as an alternative form, referring to the group of Gypsy clients of Steve Kaslov. Kaslov and his associates incorporated the "Red Dress Gypsy Association" in Paterson, New Jersey in 1928; he was referred to in the press as "King of the Red Dress (Red Scarf or Red Bandanna) Gypsies." Most of this group were Rusuya Gypsies with Russian backgrounds.
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503512964649-1503512964684-2
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81a87b146-22fa-462d-9ee3-ce1978f28f83

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