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 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...
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 ...
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]
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]
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[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]
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]
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, ...
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]
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]
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]
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, 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]
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]
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]
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 ...
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, 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]
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 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]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[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 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 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 ...
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 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]
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]
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...
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
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
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
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...
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]
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 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 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, 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 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]
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]
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]
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[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...
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 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 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 fro...
Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[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]
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....
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 ...
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 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 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, 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, 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, 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 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 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 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]
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...
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]
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. ...
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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, 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, 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, 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]
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]
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 ...
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]
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...
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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]
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...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[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]
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 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 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 ...
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...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.