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Isaiah Pyant Family Dinner

Date: 1946
Description: Isaiah Pyant family eating dinner.
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Martha and Notley Henderson

Date: 1885
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Martha and Notley Henderson with their three children. Their son Allen is standing. The Hendersons were e...
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Harold McCormick Family Portrait at Walnut Grove, Virginia

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick family, farm laborers, and various animals on the Walnut Grove estate at Raphine, Virginia. Harold McCormick was the son of Cyrus Hall ...
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Baptism at Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 02 09 1958
Description: The Reverend Erwin G. Tieman baptizes infants as part of a Lutheran crusade for Christ evangelism.
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Family Night Watching the Tube

Date: 09 30 1967
Description: A woman sits with her ten children surrounding her and watches TV.
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Family at Board Fence

Date: 1875
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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On a Sugar Plantation in South Carolina

Date: 1859
Description: Hölzlhuber felt his most interesting experiences in America were his interactions with southern slavery. "My sketch here shows a negro family as I saw them...
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African American Family Group

Date: 10 16 1948
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of African American families sitting along a long table, celebrating a birthday party at the Workmens Circle Clubhouse, 4...
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Eugene Parks and His Family

Date: 04 14 1975
Description: Eugene (Gene) Parks with his wife and children relaxing outdoors. From left to right are Kendra Parks, Marilyn Park, Wendy Parks, Stacey Parks, Reggie Park...
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Russell Lasley

Date: 1951
Description: Russell Lasley, an African-american leader of the United Packinghouse Workers union and later the Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workers union, meetin...
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William, Sarah, and Ollie Greene

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of William, Sarah (probably Amelia), and Ollie Greene, three children of Thomas and Harriet Greene. The Greenes were settlers in the Pleasant Ridg...
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Isaac Sheppard and his Daughters

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Isaac Sheppard, a former slave, posing with his daughters Ella, Eliza, and Emily.
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Family with OxCart

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Description: A family posing with an oxcart. Text at the bottom of the image reads "A few more days we will totter on the road, Then my old Kentucky Home, good night.".
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Pleasant Ridge Community Members

Date: 1895
Description: Group portrait of members of the Greene, Shepard, Gadlin, Grimes, and Craig families who lived in the Pleasant Ridge community.
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Sea Island Family

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Description: A family from Sea Island that participated in the Citizenship Group. Cats can be seen to the left and in the doorway.
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Sea Island Family Portrait

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Description: Family on Sea Island that was part of the Citizenship group that took place on the island.
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Johns Island Family on Porch

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Description: An African American woman with two children on the porch of a house on Johns Island.
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Family Standing on Porch

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Description: An African American family standing on the porch of their home, behind a wooden picket fence.
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Andrew Wade and His Family

Date: 05 16 1954
Description: Andrew Wade and his wife and daughter stand in front of their house. Their front windows have been damaged by rocks and rifle shots.
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Eddie Carthan Victory Party

Date: 1982
Description: Victory celebration for Eddie Carthan, the black activist mayor of Tchula, Mississippi. Carthan was convicted on charges of robbery and murder in 1981. Thi...

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