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1942
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Frances Albrier wearing a hat, dress, overcoat, and a necklace.
1942
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Frances Albrier wearing a Red Cross uniform consisting of a hat, jacket, and collar clasp.
ca. 1905
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack and white photograph mounted on cardboard depicting the home of Fred and Della Green of Lebanon, Missouri. A white label adhered to the verso identifies Fred seated with the dogs and Della in the doorway.
after 1955
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA framed color photograph of General Colin L. Powell's family home, Queens, New York. This photograph captures General Powell’s family home on Elmira Avenue in the Hollis neighborhood of Queens. The brick and stone bungalow has a-frame roofing, front…
March 22, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of activist and educator Georgianne Thomas, Ph.D. with National Museum of African American History and Culture’s scholar activist, Phoebe Linnell at Spelman College. Linnell interviewed Black for the Social Justice Conversations Oral…
March 22, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of activist and educator Georgianne Thomas, Ph.D. at Spelman College. The image captures Dr. Thomas sitting and looking directly into the camera, hands clasped on her lap and smiling. She wears a dark blue blazer and an orange,…
ca. 1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of Gloria King. King is featured on a tennis court, mid-serve, tossing a ball in the air. There are other players on courts in the background, as well as a club house where people can be seen sitting and standing through…
1940-1959
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph depicting a side view of Harriet Tubman's former house in Auburn, New York. The image shows a set of five wooden stairs leading up to an enclosed porch on the side of the two story brick structure. There are several bushes…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Henry Durr wearing a hat, coveralls and boots. He is holding a trowel in his right hand. In his left hand he is holding a mortar board. He is standing in front of a brick wall. Written vertically on the left side of the…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and white photograph of Homer T. Gray seated in a carved wooden chair. He is wearing a dark colored suit and necktie. He is sitting with his right leg crossed over his left with his right hand resting on his knee. His left arm is resting on the…
late 1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack and white photograph of Honor Roll student depicts nine young men posing in a group. Standing in front of a brick wall, they stand below large letters that spell "AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL." The young men wear button down shirts and ties. One wears…
late 19th-early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a horse and buggy at rest in front of a fenced house. A man in a suit and hat drives the buggy and two horses. A woman leans up against the corner of the house.
April 3, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of activist Ibrahim Mumin with his wife, fellow activist Carole Mumin, at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The couple sit side-by-side. Carole, on the left, wears a black-and-red embossed jacket with…
March 5, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of activist Ibrahim Mumin at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Mumin wears a black sweater vest over a blue shirt. To his proper left, his wife’s, Carole Mumin, proper right arm can be seen.
April 3, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of activist Ibrahim Mumin at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. The image captures Mumin sitting, staring directly into the camera and smiling. He wears a blue shirt underneath a black V-neck sweater…
April 3, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of activist Ibrahim Mumin with his wife, fellow activist Carole Mumin, and National Museum of African American History and Culture’s scholar activist, Phoebe Linnell, at NMAAHC. Linnell interviewed Ibrahim Mumin for the Social Justice…
1936
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of two women standing and one woman sitting on steps. In the background, between the two women standing, is a man. The heads of the two standing women are not visible but are identified on the back of the photograph as and…
1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack and white photograph of Jack Grant, Mae Reeves brother, writing on back Written on back "Photo of / Jack Grant - / He is Lula Mae Grant's / Brother - (5th Child / of Samuel and / Bessie Grant / Born in Vidalia, / Ga / Birth - July 26, (1919)? / Died…
ca. 1935
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of James A. Parsons Jr. and two of his children, Wanda and Anne. They are all standing outside of a building with columns seen in the background on the right. Parson is wearing a light color suit with a tie and is holding a hat…
ca. 1915
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of the Parsons family home in Dayton, Ohio. The house is two stories with an attic and a fully covered porch. There is an uphill yard in front of the house and foliage surrounds the porch. James A. Parsons, Jr. sits on the…
December 1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photograph depicting James Baldwin and Jeanne Faure, the owner of his house, standing outside the home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
June 28, 2023
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of Temple University student James Gray III preparing to interview activist and politican Dr. Frank Smith at the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum in Washington D.C. Gray interviewed Dr. Smith for the Social Justice…
ca. 1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of a woman identified as Jean S (Stridiron). The photograph features Jean standing on a tennis court, wearing shorts, a shirt, and a visor. Her proper left hand is at her hip and her proper right hand holds a tennis racquet.…
ca. 1952
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of Jerry Sumpter and barber Clarence Williams inside Crystal Barber Shop and Billiard Parlor. The shop interior, owned by William "Woogie" Harris, is lined with windows and barber chairs. Sumpter sits in one of the chairs,…
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