Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

Group Portrait of African Americans in front of Building

Image

Group portrait of African American children and adults posing in front of a run-down building with a stone chimney — possibly a rural school house.

Date Created:
February 17, 1915
Creator:
International Harvester Company

Publication Information

Creator International Harvester Company
Date Created February 17, 1915

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 10 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935
Call Number MCC MSS 13Z
Media Number Box 53,Folder 1

Copyright Information

Copyright Status IN COPYRIGHT
Unique ID
W012ZZ5
Legacy ID
WHi 9468

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
North Alabama Baptist Academy

North Alabama Baptist Academy

1915

View across yard of a group of African American students from the North Alabama Baptist Academy gathered on the building's front steps for an outdoor group portrait.

View
Photographs
Students Standing Outside Schoolhouse

Students Standing Outside Schoolhouse

1915

Class of students standing outside a rural school known as the Blackjack School.

View
Photographs
Students and Teacher(?) Outside School

Students and Teacher(?) Outside School

1915

Class of students and teacher(?) standing outside a rural school known as the Blackjack School.

View
Photographs
Montgomery State Normal School

Montgomery State Normal School

March 3, 1915

A large group of African American children stand with a sign reading: "Diversification of Livestock in Alabama" in front of the Montgomery State Normal School. Adults stand on either side of the ch...

View
Photographs
Schoolhouse in the Woods

Schoolhouse in the Woods

1919

Small schoolhouse with a bell tower on the roof over the entrance to the building. The schoolhouse is surrounded by trees. A class of students is pictured posing in front of the school. Original ca...

View
Photographs
Impoverished African American Children

Impoverished African American Children

February 25, 1915

Five impoverished and disheveled-looking African American children sitting on the ground near their home. Original caption reads: "These five little Negro children show the conditions under which m...

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown