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Items with subject 'African American History'
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Photograph of Richmond, Virginia African American Man
by Lee Gallery (circa 1860s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This carte de visite photograph of an African American man, who was possibly a freedman, was taken after the American Civil War in the 1860s in Richmond, Virginia. The photograph was taken at the Lee Gallery on Main Street, which was named after Robert E. Lee and originally featured his face on the studio's logo.
Photographic Postcard of Mr. Johnson
by Unknown (circa 1920s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This photographic postcard features an elderly African American man, Mr. Johnson, in front of his home.
Photographic Postcard of Riley Collins
by Unknown (circa 1920s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This photographic postcard features an African American man, Riley Collins, wearing a bow tie.
Photographic Postcard of Willie Harris and Son
by Unknown (circa 1920s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This photographic postcard features an African American man, Willie Harris, with his son.
Photographic Postcard Portraits of African Americans
by Unknown (circa 1920s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These four photographic postcard portraits feature African American men and women, one of which is a photograph of an old tin type of the correspondent's mother.
Photographic Postcards and Photographs of African Americans
by Unknown (circa 1920s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 15 photographic postcards and photographs feature African American men and women, both individually and in small groups.
Photographic Postcards of African American Family and 'The Judge'
by Unknown (circa 1908)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
One photographic postcard depicts an African American family in a studio with a tropical background and the other depicts an African American man, labelled 'The Judge,' standing in a road with a bucket.
Photographic Postcards of African Americans
by Unknown (circa 1920s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These four photographic postcards features African American women, men, and children.
Photographic Postcards of African Americans (2)
by Unknown (circa 1910s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These two photographic postcards each feature an African man and woman.
Photographs of African American Women
by Unknown (circa 1860 – 1870s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These three photographs depict three different African American women in the 1860s or 1870s.
Piney Point Community League Ledger (St. Mary's County, Maryland)
by Piney Point Community League (1918 – 1930)
2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
The Piney Point Community League was established in St. Mary's County, Maryland in 1918 for the "Benefit of Colored People." The League's work included the establishment of the benefit organization known as the "Good Hope Home League" in 1919, formation of an industrial school for African Americans, creation of structured home school programs, and disbursement of sick and death insurance benefits. This ledger documents the League's work through meeting minutes, member rolls (with officer names), accounts for charities and the industrial colored school, accounts of sick benefits and deaths, and League laws. Also included are loose notes regarding attendance and dues that were likely originally inside the ledger. The transcribed ledger is attached.
Public School Attendance Registers
by Worcester County Public Schools (1920 – 1922)
1 oversize box (2.5 linear feet)
Attendance record registers from school Number One, District Four in Worcester County, Maryland, 1920-1922. The records document student's names as well as the days they were present and absent. Information also recorded includes the student's age, grade and the date of entrance.