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Man Inside Agricultural Exhibit

Date: 1916
Description: African American man sitting inside an agricultural display of corn, potatoes, canned goods and International Harvester agricultural lecture charts. A bann...
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Students at "Muskogee Colored High School"

Date: 1916
Description: African-American students gathered in a room at what the original caption identifies as the "Muskogee Colored High School."
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Howard Davies and Myrtle Stedman Scene Still

Date: 1916
Description: The dissolute Herbert Lorrimer (played by Howard Davies) leers at Ruth Cleave (Myrtle Steadman) as they are served champagne by an African servant wearing ...
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Scene still with Bessie Barriscale, Arthur Shirley, and six children

Date: 1916
Description: In a scene still for "Bawbs o' Blue Ridge," Barbara "Bawbs" Colby (played by Bessie Barriscale) entertains six African-American children among the trees of...

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