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Collage of photographs of the Alpha Phi Alpha "Sphinx Club" fraternity

1923

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A collage of photographs of young men in Howard's Sphinx Club. There are fifteen images arrayed around the head of the Sphinx and a label stating: [Sphinx Club Howard University].

Catalog date
1923
Recorded places
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Associations and institutions; Education; Fraternities; HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities); Local and regional; Men; Photography

Sources & collection details

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2010.54.7

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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