Masud Quraishy Slide Collection - circa 1980-circa 1995

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HMA0020

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Masud Quraishy Slide Collection - circa 1980-circa 1995

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  • circa 1980-circa 1995 (Creation)

Extent

6 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

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Biographical history

Masud Quraishy (b. 1934, Kenya), is a professional photographer who established the Kenya Photo Mural business in Miami in 1975. He collaborated with Noorina Mirza to publish Before and After Hurricane Andrew, which was based on the images he photographed. After his retirement in 1995, his son Najib Quraishy continued the business until 2000.

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35mm color slides, shot by Masud and Najib Quraishy, of late-twentieth century Miami-Dade County landscapes. About half of the views show damage in South Dade from Hurricane Andrew. Chiefly documentation of the devastation of Hurricane Andrew to residential, commercial and recreation properties in 1992 comprises the bulk of the collection. The rest consists of images of Miami’s waterfront, scenic shots from around the county, freeze damage to farms, Stiltsville, area attractions, the nuclear reactor at Turkey Point and the 100th birthday party in honor of Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1995. A few large format transparencies and photographs are included.

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The collection is open for research.

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  • English

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    Gift

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    1994-653

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    Accessions: 1994-653 and 2005-387.

    Slides and digital image numbering:  year-lot-box-folder-item. For example, 2005-387-1-1-1 for the first slide in box 1, folder 1.

    Box 6 (Hurricane Andrew images exclusively)

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    Archivist's note

    Finding Aid Authors: Rebecca A. Smith.

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    © Copyright 2005 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.

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