Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1946-1974 (predominant: 1952-1956) (Creation)
Extent
24.00 Linear Feet
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The collection contains the photographs by Annette and Rudi Rada from 1946 to 1974. Some of the 1940s photographs appear to be taken before they moved to Florida. The bulk of the collection, however, covers the 1952-1956 period in which he regularly photographed houses for both the Miami News and the Miami Herald. The collection contains both black and white, and color, negatives and prints, as well as color transparencies and slides. The collection specializes in architectural photographs, and commercial photography. There are, however, several trips, one to Cuba in 1951, and one to South America in 1969.
System of arrangement
The Rada photographs are arranged in eight series, based on format:
(1) Photographic prints classified according to Rada's system, 1950-1974. (2) Photographic prints arranged by Archives staff, 1946-1969. (3) Exhibition prints, 1950-1965. (4) Magazine articles and brochures, 1950-1974. (5) Papers, 1946-1961. (6) Negatives filed according to Rada's numbering system, 1946-1967. (7) Negatives numbered by archives staff, 1950-1974. (8) Color Transparencies, 1950-1969
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Photographic prints, transparencies, slides and papers (i.e., series 1-5 and 8) are open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission from HistoryMiami Museum staff required prior to reproduction of photographs in a publication. Please contact archives staff for more information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Margaret Schoonover (Margaret Lefranc), 1976.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes element
General note
Other Information
Additional information may be found at http://historymiamiarchives.org/pdfs/1976-195.pdf
General note
Additional personal letters, documents and photographs reside in the The Margaret Lefranc Art Foundation archives. Located in Hampton, Virginia. https://www.margaretlefranc.org/
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: Julie Rist and archives staff.
Archivist's note
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