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Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchit...

Significance: A small structure with an interesting roof reminiscent of an African design; one of the earliest buildings built by blacks. The building may originally have been used for utilitarian purposes. S... More

[Port Royal Island, S.C. African Americans preparing cotton for the gin on Smith's plantation]

[Port Royal Island, S.C. African Americans preparing cotton for the gi...

Photograph of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy, specifically of Port Royal, S.C., 1861-1862. Shows seven African Americans sitting in a pile of cotton in ... More

Portraits of Hannibal and Cyprian, with vignettes illustrating African character and wrongs

Portraits of Hannibal and Cyprian, with vignettes illustrating African...

An abolitionist print, asserting the nobility of the African peoples and deploring their inhumane treatment under the slave trade. There are two vignettes: "Treatment of the Africans" (top) showing African nati... More

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union corporal's uniform]

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union corporal's uniform]

Case: Berg, no. 3-276. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: George S. Whiteley IV, Atlanta, Ga., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library ... More

F. Holland Day - [Young man in African costume with turban]

F. Holland Day - [Young man in African costume with turban]

On mount (verso): "by" pencil, upper right. Title and other data comes from a curatorial worksheet compiled at LC in 1992-93. Forms part of the Louise Imogen Guiney Collection. Cite as: The Louise Imogen Guiney... More

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 76. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 25. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing front, smiling]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing front, smiling]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 13. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly ...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 21. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 33. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American man, half-length portrait, facing front]

[African American man, half-length portrait, facing front]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 45. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile]

[African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 185. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American man, half-length portrait, facing front]

[African American man, half-length portrait, facing front]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 189. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American girl, full-length portrait, standing next to chair, facing front]

[African American girl, full-length portrait, standing next to chair, ...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 212. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing right]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing right]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 169. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing front]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing front]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 135. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing right]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing right]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 26. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[American Indian and African American students at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia 1900(?) - women studying human respiratory system]

[American Indian and African American students at Hampton Institute, H...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Home Economics & Whitt... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing right]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing right]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 156. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 88. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, right profile]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, right profile]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 166. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly ...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 85. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing coat]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, we...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 193. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 128. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American man, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, right hand holding cane, left hand on lap]

[African American man, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing f...

Illus. in: Roll, Jordan, Roll / Julia Peterkin and Doris Ulmann. New York : Robert O. Ballou, 1933, [p. 15].

[African American man standing in boat holding fishing net]

[African American man standing in boat holding fishing net]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Aerial view of African city showing railroad station?]

[Aerial view of African city showing railroad station?]

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Cpl. C.D.R. Swanson & friend (S. African soldiers) in snow in public garden

Cpl. C.D.R. Swanson & friend (S. African soldiers) in snow in public g...

Public domain photograph related to Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Jewish history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Members of the U.S. Army Engineers Corps stationed in Liberia set out in a tropical drizzle to begin their day's work. Chiefly composed of Negro units, the U.S. forces are stationed in the African Negro Republic at the suggestion of the Liberian government which requested assistance in guaranteeing its security and independence. Liberia was originally founded in 1821 by Negro freedman under American auspices. The U.S. troops are constructing brdiges, improving roads, building air bases and strengthening fortifications throughout the country

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Members of the U.S. Army Engin...

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneers for our combat planes are made from these specially selected logs, stored in the yard of a large Midwest factory. The logs on the right are African mahogany from the British Gold Coast. Those on the left are American poplar. Millions of feet of both species are converted monthly into various thicknesses of aircraft veneers. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Veneers for ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party supporters demonstrating outside the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey; some hold signs with portraits of  slain civil rights workers Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner] / WKL.

[African American and white Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party suppo...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12470-H, frame 33. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demo Nat'l Conv. Atlantic City, ... More

[African American postmen loading bags of mail into U.S. mail trucks]

[African American postmen loading bags of mail into U.S. mail trucks]

Contact sheet folder caption: "Postal service story: WKL, 3-1-66" U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 15479, frame 23.

[African American postal employees sorting mail on table]

[African American postal employees sorting mail on table]

Contact sheet folder caption: "Postal service story: WKL, 3/1/66" U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 15485, frame 8.

Dining room in the home owned by African American statesman, Frederick Douglass, located in Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Dining room in the home owned by African American statesman, Frederick...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

African Burial Ground, New York, New York

African Burial Ground, New York, New York

Architect: Rodney Leon. Began in 1991, when, during excavation for a new federal office building, workers discovered the skeletal remains of more than 400 free and enslaved Africans. The site is a national Monu... More

African Burial Ground, New York, New York

African Burial Ground, New York, New York

Architect: Rodney Leon. Began in 1991, when, during excavation for a new federal office building, workers discovered the skeletal remains of more than 400 free and enslaved Africans. The site is a national Monu... More

African Burial Ground, New York, New York

African Burial Ground, New York, New York

Architect: Rodney Leon. Began in 1991, when, during excavation for a new federal office building, workers discovered the skeletal remains of more than 400 free and enslaved Africans. The site is a national Monu... More

[Full-length portrait of an African American man wearing long coat and gloves, standing, facing front]

[Full-length portrait of an African American man wearing long coat and...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV84; Occupationals. "WD380" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.95)

[African American in tuxedo and top hat, seated, playing banjo]

[African American in tuxedo and top hat, seated, playing banjo]

V35185 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyrighted 1890 by The Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich." No. 5. Title devised. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

[African American, standing at desk, with one hand resting on papers and one hand raised]

[African American, standing at desk, with one hand resting on papers a...

X1252 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyrighted 1892 by The Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich." No. 19. Title devised. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

[African American man in a fur coat, full-length portrait, facing front]

[African American man in a fur coat, full-length portrait, facing fron...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV100; contraband. "No. 74" written in ink on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.166)

[Full-length portrait of an unidentified African American woman, standing beside a chair] / photographed by William Abel, Flamington, N.J.

[Full-length portrait of an unidentified African American woman, stand...

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV82; Civilian. "D786" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.80)

[African American convicts working with axes, Reed Camp, South Carolina]

[African American convicts working with axes, Reed Camp, South Carolin...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Reed Camp, S.C., Dec. 1934; 78-647." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk musician... More

[African American children playing singing games, Eatonville, Florida]

[African American children playing singing games, Eatonville, Florida]

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos taken during Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle recording expedition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Handwritten on back: "Negro... More

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union Zouave uniform]

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union Zouave uniform]

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Two children with an African American woman]

[Two children with an African American woman]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two children with an African American woman]

[Two children with an African American woman]

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Three-quarter length portrait of an African American woman posed with book] / Bostwick, 98 Sixth Ave., N.Y.

[Three-quarter length portrait of an African American woman posed with...

Photograph possibly by James A. Bostwick. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M15 "Bostwick, No. 98 Sixth Ave, N. Y., opposite 8th St. L Station, over 100,000 negatives from which duplicates can be obtained a... More

[African American man seated on stone wall and two girls on lawn in front of house in Georgia]

[African American man seated on stone wall and two girls on lawn in fr...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 349. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, seated, holding a basket]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, seated, holding a baske...

Public domain photo of portrait art print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[African American man in suit, head-and-shoulders-portrait, facing front] / M. Wolfe, Photographer. No. 106 South Main Street, Dayton, Ohio.

[African American man in suit, head-and-shoulders-portrait, facing fro...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Half-length portrait of an African American man, facing left]

[Half-length portrait of an African American man, facing left]

Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV85; Civilians II. "D385" written in pencil on back of the mount. Inscribed on back: Johnie to [...]. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.106)

[City Point, Virginia African Americans unloading vessels at landing]

[City Point, Virginia African Americans unloading vessels at landing]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the siege of Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865.

[African American man wearing fraternal order collar and apron] / A.C. Golsh, 411 Main St., opp. Pico House, Los Angeles, Cal.

[African American man wearing fraternal order collar and apron] / A.C....

Photograph shows a full length portrait of an African American man wearing a fraternal order collar and apron. His collar is embroidered with a three links symbol on the left and stars on each side, he holds a... More

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform standing next to chair with bayonet]

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform standing next ...

Photograph shows single-stripe chevrons on sleeves. Case: Leather geometric scroll. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Libra... More

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union sergeant uniform holding a rifle]

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union sergeant uniform holdi...

Frame: Berg, no. 7-42. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Purchased from: George S. Whiteley IV, Atlanta, Ga., 2005. Forms part of: Liljenquist Fa... More

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform in front of painted backdrop showing landscape]

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform in front of pa...

Case: (front) Berg 4-33; (back) leather geometric with gold embellishment. Additional information in collections file. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchit...

Significance: A small structure with an interesting roof reminiscent of an African design; one of the earliest buildings built by blacks. The building may originally have been used for utilitarian purposes. S... More

Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchit...

Significance: A small structure with an interesting roof reminiscent of an African design; one of the earliest buildings built by blacks. The building may originally have been used for utilitarian purposes. S... More

Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Melrose Plantation, African House, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchit...

Significance: A small structure with an interesting roof reminiscent of an African design; one of the earliest buildings built by blacks. The building may originally have been used for utilitarian purposes. S... More

[Half-length portrait of an African American woman wearing a hat and holding parasol]

[Half-length portrait of an African American woman wearing a hat and h...

Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.116) Gladstone's inventory code and notes: CDV85; Civilians II.

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union cavalry uniform with sword]

[Unidentified African American soldier in Union cavalry uniform with s...

Case: Berg, no. 1-52. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: Regimental Headquarters, Falmouth, Va., 2011[?]. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Lib... More

Miss Alexandria Tinne, the celebrated African traveler, recently murdered by a party of Arabs [Miss Tinne seated, full lgth., (3); Black girl standing behind her]

Miss Alexandria Tinne, the celebrated African traveler, recently murde...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 29, no. 738 (1869 Nov. 13), p. 149. Reference copy may be in BIOG FILE. Caption card tracings: Af... More

[African American man, full-length portrait, standing]

[African American man, full-length portrait, standing]

Forms part of the Anthony Barboza collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The head of the nation's nightmare - see what dreams may come from too free an indulgence in the "pipe of peace" [caricature of Ulysses S. Grant in bed dreaming; visions of African American revolt in Louisiana and Modoc Indian massacre in Oregon]

The head of the nation's nightmare - see what dreams may come from too...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 36 (1873 May 3), p. 132.

[Portrait of an African American man, standing]

[Portrait of an African American man, standing]

Forms part of the Anthony Barboza collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The African slave-trade - slaves taken from a dhow captured by H.M.S. "Undine"

The African slave-trade - slaves taken from a dhow captured by H.M.S. ...

Print shows African men, women and many children. In the background, two British sailors. Illustrated in The Graphic. London, June 7, 1884, p. 548

[African American, seated, playing banjo]

[African American, seated, playing banjo]

X1249 U.S. Copyright Office Created and "copyrighted 1892 by Calvert Litho. Co., Detroit, Mich." No. 16. Title devised. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 167. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[African American girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 11. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 22. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing front]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing front]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 157. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[Portrait group of African American Carpenters union, Jacksonville, Florida]

[Portrait group of African American Carpenters union, Jacksonville, Fl...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Reportedly displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Caption card tracings: Occupations; African Americans Wor... More

[African American infant, seated in chair, wearing christening gown, facing front]

[African American infant, seated in chair, wearing christening gown, f...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 218. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, smiling]

[African American girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, smi...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 7. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P Re... More

[African Americans arriving at church]

[African Americans arriving at church]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 273. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing left]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing left]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 150. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899 - male and female African American and Indian students in Ancient History class  studying Egypt]

[Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899 - male and female African ...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Liberal Arts & Science... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, left profile]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, left profile]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 120. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American girl, half-length portrait, with right hand to cheek, with illustrated book on table]

[African American girl, half-length portrait, with right hand to cheek...

Attribution to Askew from Photography on the color line. In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 210. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as sur... More

[African American man, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

[African American man, half-length portrait, seated, facing front]

Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American man, half-length portrait, facing front]

[African American man, half-length portrait, facing front]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 9. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P Re... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, right profile]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, right profile]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 113. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[African American man standing at tall picket fence in front of house]

[African American man standing at tall picket fence in front of house]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 263. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[African Americans standing outside of a church]

[African Americans standing outside of a church]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 277. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[African American men and boys, three-quarter length portrait, dressed for church, trees in background]

[African American men and boys, three-quarter length portrait, dressed...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 269. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Occupations in which 10,000 or more American Negroes are engaged / / Done by Atlanta University.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Bar graph shows number of African Americans in various occupations. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American Sectio... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Negro business men in the United States.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows relative number of African Americans in various businesses. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the American ... More

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] American Negro newspapers and periodicals.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Diagram shows number of magazines and newspapers published by African Americans. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the Am... More

African American  rancher and two other men on a ranch near Goose Creek, Cherry County, Nebraska.

African American rancher and two other men on a ranch near Goose Cree...

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American sitting in the doorway of a frame house in Washington DC]

[African American sitting in the doorway of a frame house in Washingto...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tavern, pub, or small restaurant, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Group of African American children playing]

[Group of African American children playing]

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[African American children] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[African American children] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American children, False River, Louisiana]

[African American children, False River, Louisiana]

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Typed on back: "Negro children, False River, La." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photographs depicting folk musicians, primar... More

[African American man, sitting outdoors, Eatonville, Florida]

[African American man, sitting outdoors, Eatonville, Florida]

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Photos taken during Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle recording expedition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Handwritten on back: "Negro... More

Washington, D.C. International student assembly. Mbonu Ojike, an African delegate from Nigeria

Washington, D.C. International student assembly. Mbonu Ojike, an Afric...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. As rapidly as they are assembled, American P-40 fighter planes line up at an African airport, are fueled and given final adjustments prior to taking off for the battlefront

American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. As rapidly as they are ass...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

African American soldiers of 4046th Quartermaster Truck Co. found AGO Fluzeugwerke A.G. at Oschersleben a source of souvenirs

African American soldiers of 4046th Quartermaster Truck Co. found AGO ...

Quartermaster troops inspecting and removing pieces from grounded fighter plane found within a bombed out plant in Oschersleben, Germany. Photoprint by Sgt. J. Pazen. Photo No. 1; No. 781.

[African American woman, seated on ground, fishing, at the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C.]

[African American woman, seated on ground, fishing, at the Tidal Basin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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