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| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | African American farmer pulling a trailer with a Farmall Cub tractor on McQueen Smith Farms. The trailer is loaded with large sacks, and a child is sitting... |
| Date: | 02 13 1915 |
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| Description: | African-American man and woman on the front porch of a rural home. The unidentified woman is retrieving water from a well, and the man, J.R. Dean, is sitti... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Family posed at board fence of brick house. Two woman, one holding a parasol, are standing in front of the fence on the left near the gate. Two men are sta... |
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| Description: | Three children sitting on a porch singing together and playing pattycake. |
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| Description: | An unidentified group of people standing outside the main Highlander building. Esau Jenkins, fifth from left. |
| Date: | 07 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Soap Box Derby racer Virgil Johnson, posing with his car outdoors on a porch. This image was taken before Virgil smoothed and painted his car. |
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| Description: | A portrait of an old African American couple sitting on a porch. The woman on the left is smoking a pipe and is holding a small dog in her lap, and the man... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of a group of three women and seven children sitting on the porch of a log cabin. The caption at top right corner reads: "On The Plantation." |
| Date: | 04 1962 |
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| Description: | Civil rights leader Ed Nixon, and his wife, seated on the front porch of their home. |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Rutledge Pearson (on left), a former baseball player and president of the Jacksonville NAACP, speaking with a woman living on Caroline Lane, the poorest se... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | A view of the female residence at Hampton Institute. The left side of the front porch contains potted plant,s and three women converse near the steps. Anot... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | 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... |
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| Description: | From left to right, Aunt Mary, Betty Arms and Wilbur Arms pose in front of the house at 1344 East Wilson Street. Lewis Arms was born in this house. |
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| Description: | Helen Berry (left) poses with Mamie Arms, mother of Lewis Arms. |
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| Description: | Lewis Arms embraces his neighbor Helen Berry behind the house at 629 Milton Street. |
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| Description: | Three men from the Shivers family pose holding cakes and vases of flowers. One of the men is Tom Shivers and one is Algie Shivers, and the other man is uni... |
| Date: | 02 1915 |
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| Description: | Young African American woman sweeping front steps of a residence. Original caption reads: "the 'sedge brush' broom is used a great deal for light sweeping ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Bernard Arms holding a firearm poses on a parade float decorated in an autumn theme, including a stuffed bear, fox, and squirrel. The parade was a part of ... |
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| Description: | Lewis Arms poses next to his 1932 Chrysler automobile, probably on Milton Street. |
| Date: | 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Lewis Arms, Jr. at 18 months old, standing on porch steps. On the back of the photograph is written "The Best Son in this Whole World". |
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