ALEX HALEY (ca. mid-1970s) Photo archive

Alex Haley. [New York]: 1970s. Set of 8 vintage original black-and-white photos, overall fine.

Alex Haley (1921-1992) was an American writer and author of the 1976 epic novel Roots, which helped raise public awareness of Black American history. (Wikipedia)

• 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) portrait of Haley, with pen in hand, at a book signing. Photographer stamp on verso.
• 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) portrait of Haley, with a copy of his book Roots. Affixed text refers to Haley receiving a special Pulitzer Award for the book.
• 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) portrait of Haley with lead actor LeVar Burton on the set of Roots.
• 7 1/2 x 5″ (19 x 13 cm) portrait, most likely issued to promote the publication in 1976 of his book Roots.
• 9 x 7″ (23 x 18 cm) portrait, most likely issued to publicize the showing of Roots on ABC.
• Two 7 x 9″ (18 x 23 cm) photos promoting Roots: The Next Generation: one a portrait and the other a photo of Haley with two men involved in the show’s production.
• 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) photo, 1980, for a TV appearance on The Toni Tennille Show.