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ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA tintype portrait of a man identified as "Uncle Charlie," captured by photographer John Green and mounted in pink paper matting. The man is featured wearing a light shirt with a collar, a dark coat, and tie. He is show in the oval window of a rectangular…
ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA tintype portrait of an unidentified young girl captured by photographer John Green. She is seated, wearing a dark dress with a light colored patterned scarf at her neck. The dress has long sleeves and a wide ruffle at its hem. The girl has her right…
1890s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA tintype occupational portrait of a woman, likely a doctor or possibly a nurse or midwife, carrying a medical bag. The woman is standing tall at the center of the image, looking directly at the camera. She carries a medical bag in her proper left hand.…
ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hand-tinted tintype portrait of a small child identified as Adela Harden, captured by photographer John Green. The child is wearing a light garment, patterned stockings, dark boots, and a pearl type necklace and is seated on a piece of furniture covered…
September 21, 1899
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA tintype portrait of four unidentified men captured at the Lincoln Street fair in Denver, Colorado, by photographer John Green. The men are posed with two men seated in front and two men standing behind them. The two seated men wear three-piece suits. The…
ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA tintype portrait of three unidentified men captured by photographer John Green. The men are seated in a row, legs crossed, arms folded on their laps. All three wear dark suits. The man to the left has a dark bowtie against his light shirt. The other two…
ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA tintype portrait of three unidentified men captured by photographer John Green. Two of the men are seated, one man stands behind them. The man seated on the left side is placed on a raised platform and wears a three-piece suit with a watch chain and fob…
ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA tintype portrait of three men identified as Paul Smith, Dave Scott, Arthur Blin, captured by photographer John Green. Two of the men are seated and one is standing in the back. The man on the right is seated in a chair with his left leg crossed over his…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia toned digital image of two men sitting next to gasoline pumps at the J and O Tire Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The man on the left side of the image is sitting with his legs apart and his hand resting on his knees. The man o the right side image is…
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Tishaura Oneda Jones ( tish-AR-ə; born March 10, 1972) is an American politician who served as the 47th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Missouri Democratic Party, Jones previously served from 2008 to 2013 in the Missouri…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 7" 45 rpm single record (a) of with the song "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" on Side 1. Recorded by Japanese artist Keiko Tsuru and released in Japan on RCA Records. The record has a cream colored label with grey printed text. The RCA logo is on the left…
1887–1968
Tobie Kendall Grant (1887–1968), known as Aunt Toby, was an American philanthropist in Georgia. She worked in the insurance business, was renowned for fortune telling, and was an African American community leader in Scottdale. She donated land for a park…
1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Toebuck, Inc. Catalogue, An Art Smith Supplier”.
1872–1964
Tom Bullock (1872–1964) was an American bartender in the pre-Prohibition era. He was an African-American person. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 18, 1872, one of at least three children of Thomas Bullock, his father, a former slave who…
1939–
Thomas J. "Tom" Burrell (born March 18, 1939) founder and chairman emeritus of Burrell Communications, became one of the first African Americans in the field of advertising.
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Thomas Segun Ilube ( il-OO-bay; born July 1963) is a British entrepreneur and educational philanthropist and former chair of the Rugby Football Union making him the first black chair of a major sport in England. He is the Chair of The King's Trust in the…
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Tomiquia Moss is an American public official who has served as Secretary of the California Housing and Homelessness Agency (CHHA) since 2026. She previously was Secretary of the former California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) from…
1942–2023
Tommie Broadwater Jr. (June 9, 1942 – July 11, 2023) was an American politician and businessman who served in the Maryland Senate from 1975 until he was convicted on federal food stamp fraud charges on October 19, 1983. A member of the Democratic Party, he…
1931–2000
Tommy Bankhead (October 24, 1931 – December 16, 2000) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer who played with Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Elmore James (his cousin), Joe Willie Wilkins, Robert Nighthawk, and Joe Hill Louis. He sometimes…
Biography
Tommy Ray Calvert, Jr. is an American politician and community advocate. He has been Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 4 since 2015, when he became the first black member of the Bexar County Commissioners Court.
Biography
Toni Townes-Whitley is a global technology leader who is the third Black female Fortune 500 CEO, and the first to lead a defense industry corporation. She was the CEO of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) from 2023 to 2025. Prior to…
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Anthony Lamar Banks (born April 5, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
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William Anthony Brown (April 11, 1933 – June 17, 2026) was an American journalist, academic and businessman. He is best known as the commentator of the long-running syndicated television show Tony Brown's Journal.
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Tony Haynes is an American lyricist, songwriter, poet, music publisher, producer and author. Over the last four decades he has written lyrics to melodies composed by the biggest names in R&B and pop music. He has also authored children's books and produced…
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