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Arts > Photo > USA > Charles "Teenie" Harris 1908-1998
A procession of women, possibly including Ruby Wheeler Woods, second from left, and Cleo Holloway Keith, fifth from left, walking down Webster Avenue for the funeral of Leon (Pigmeat) Clark. Hill District. April 19, 1950.
Photograph: Charles (Teenie) Harris Teenie Harris Archive, Carnegie Museum of Art
Past and Present Collide in Pittsburgh NYT Jun. 2, 2015
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The Calvary Baptist Church Deacon Clinton Robinson, Deacon Henry Robinson and the Rev. James M. Allen baptizing a man in the Allegheny River, possibly with Jim Davis observing at left.
October 1969.
Photograph: Charles (Teenie) Harris Teenie Harris Archive, Carnegie Museum of Art
Past and Present Collide in Pittsburgh NYT Jun. 2, 2015
https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/
Tony Williams, three months old, standing on the hand of his mother, Gloria Williams, in their home at 2249 Somers Drive, Bedford Dwellings. Hill District.
December 1961.
Photograph: Teenie Harris Archive, Carnegie Museum of Art
Photograph: Charles (Teenie) Harris Teenie Harris Archive, Carnegie Museum of Art
Past and Present Collide in Pittsburgh NYT Jun. 2, 2015
https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/
The centenarian Lucy Slater grinding coffee in her kitchen. Ben Avon. April 1953.
Photograph: Charles (Teenie) Harris Teenie Harris Archive, Carnegie Museum of Art
Past and Present Collide in Pittsburgh NYT By Maurice Berger Jun. 2, 2015
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Two young men and a young woman playing horseshoes at Dr. Alma Illery’s Camp Achievement.
Fayette County, Pa. Circa 1941.
Photograph: Charles (Teenie) Harris Teenie Harris Archive, Carnegie Museum of Art
Past and Present Collide in Pittsburgh NYT By Maurice Berger Jun. 2, 2015
https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/
Charles "Teenie" Harris 1908-1998
Motivated by the increasing demand for visual reporting, The Courier appointed Mr. Harris its first staff photographer in 1941.
Enterprising, well-dressed and charming, he was an eminent presence in Pittsburgh’s black community, producing one of the most comprehensive visual records of mid-20th century African-American urban life.
Whether photographing everyday events and activities, political demonstrators or the rich and famous — Mr. Harris was invariably present whenever black entertainers, sports figures and business and political leaders appeared in Pittsburgh — he had a knack for capturing the humanity and grace of his subjects.
Known as “One Shot Teenie,” Mr. Harris, who died in 1998, also had a talent for taking the perfect picture in a single shot.
Flashbulbs, both expensive and difficult to handle — once discharged, they smoldered — were one reason for his efficiency. (The paper did not cover the cost of equipment or supplies.)
Another was his camera.
As news organizations in the late 1940s began switching to 35-millimeter cameras, which allowed for quick multiple shots, Mr. Harris remained loyal to his relatively slow and cumbersome
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