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Description: | Portrait of Henry Mathews, 1866-1941, an early African American resident, holding the tools of his trade in front of a painted backdrop. He was a stone mas... |
Date: | 1920 |
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Description: | Two men posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. James Gorman, standing, has a pipe in his mouth; the seated man holding a guitar is un... |
Date: | 1902 |
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Description: | The machine shop at the "Normal School for Negroes" or the Tuskegee Institute in action. The students are diligently working at the machinery in the shop. |
Date: | 07 27 1941 |
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Description: | An elderly man looking blissful, sitting in a boat getting ready to cast his line. |
Date: | 1935 |
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Description: | African American students work on a school paper as part of the Farm Security Administration sharecropper resettlement project. |
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Description: | Two women boarding the Slumbercoach car on a B&O Railroad passenger train. A Pullman porter carries two suitcases as a stewardess greets customers. ... |
Date: | 09 1958 |
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Description: | Slightly elevated view of a boy in a baseball cap peeking over a fence. There are several sets of hands curling over the top of the fence on either side of... |
Date: | 05 26 1958 |
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Description: | A boy in a Boy Scouts uniform for Milwaukee County Council 406 is sitting on a camp stool and peeling carrots. Caption reads: "Peeling carrots was unexciti... |
Date: | 12 04 1963 |
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Description: | Two girls are focusing on cutting a piece of lace. Caption reads: "Junior homemakers are intent with their work, making Christmas stockings. Delores Taylor... |
Date: | 01 27 1958 |
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Description: | Ten young women in formal gowns are holding bouquets and posing together. Caption reads: "Debutantes were the guests of honor at the 24th annual ball of th... |
Date: | 12 26 1972 |
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Description: | Waist-up portrait of Baba Hannibal Tirus Afrik, sent to an unnamed son for Kwanzaa 1972. Afrik was a school teacher and a leader in the creation of African... |
Date: | 05 16 1958 |
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Description: | A young woman is smiling and holding up a certificate. Caption reads: "The top salesmen in the Junior Achievement sales contest showed her certificate prou... |
Date: | 01 23 1955 |
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Description: | A man is reading from a piece of paper, while a man and three women are looking on. Caption reads: "The first debutante to arrive at the 21st annual ball o... |
Date: | 12 16 1956 |
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Description: | Four children smile at a young man holding out checks. Caption reads: The year's savings of members of the Neighborhood Saving and Recreation organization ... |
Date: | 10 02 1960 |
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Description: | A woman is holding the handle of an unidentified gardening tool and posing in her yard. Caption reads: "Winning one of six plaques for yard beautification ... |
Date: | 05 05 1955 |
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Description: | A young man is standing and smiling and looking at a woman sitting on the left, while another young man sitting on the right is looking on. In front of the... |
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