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Life in Philadelphia. Plate 13 / Clay fecit 1829.

Life in Philadelphia. Plate 13 / Clay fecit 1829.

Print shows an African American couple walking on the street; the woman asks the man whether he likes the waltz. Exchange; (DLC/PP-1973:253). Caption: "How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?" "'Pon de honour of... More

The new code of chivalry or what we would have done.  As approved by "The American:" For 1838

The new code of chivalry or what we would have done. As approved by "...

The second of two satires by Chambers on events surrounding the killing of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley by Kentucky Representative William J. Graves in a February 24, 1838, duel. (See also "Scene in Washin... More

Whitlock's collection of Ethiopian melodies. As sung with great applause by William Whitlock at the principal theatres in the United States

Whitlock's collection of Ethiopian melodies. As sung with great applau...

Music cover showing two men on stage, one dancing and one playing banjo.

The Battle of New Orleans / designed by W. Momberger ; engraved by H.B. Hall.

The Battle of New Orleans / designed by W. Momberger ; engraved by H.B...

Print shows General Andrew Jackson, American soldiers, African Americans, and irregulars firing on the advancing British forces from behind bales of cotton at the Battle of New Orleans.

Nursery at Elliot's Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C.

Nursery at Elliot's Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C.

Photograph shows slaves sitting in from of a building described at the "nursery". Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M22. Edge loss on the upper right corner of the mount. Title is inscribed in ink on the f... More

[2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahee, South Carolina, and escaped slave named Gordon]

[2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment raid on rice plantation, Combahe...

Top illustration shows slaves escaping to a Union ship as buildings burn in the distance. Three bottom illustrations show an escaped slave in tattered clothing upon his crossing of Union lines, welts from being... More

[Sergeant Tom Strawn of Company B, 3rd U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artillery Regiment, with revolver in front of painted backdrop showing balustrade and landscape]

[Sergeant Tom Strawn of Company B, 3rd U.S. Colored Troops Heavy Artil...

Photograph shows identified soldier. Frame: wooden with brass mat. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) Purchased from: Frank Picini, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Colle... More

Joseph E. Baker - How free ballot is protected!

Joseph E. Baker - How free ballot is protected!

The artist charges the Republicans with electoral corruption and extremism in their efforts to defeat Democratic presidential nominee George B. McClellan. Oblique reference is also made to Lincoln's supposed a... More

Murder of a Negro at Mrs. Carter's house

Murder of a Negro at Mrs. Carter's house

White men beating an African American man, Patenburg, New Jersey. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 16, no. 824 (1872 Oct. 12), p. 796. One of three images under title: The Patenburg Massacre: from sketches by The... More

Negroes hiding in the swamps of Louisiana / Sheppard del. ; J.L. Langridge sc.

Negroes hiding in the swamps of Louisiana / Sheppard del. ; J.L. Langr...

African Americans by a camp fire under lean-to. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1873 May 10, p. 396.

Whitaker family / photographed by J.A. Palmer, Aiken, S.C.

Whitaker family / photographed by J.A. Palmer, Aiken, S.C.

Photo shows a large African American family of mostly women and children, gathered around the porch of a log and clapboard cabin, with wood shingle roof and stone chimney, and a large cauldron in the foreground... More

Charles Sumner / Matt Morgan. - Public domain dedication image

Charles Sumner / Matt Morgan. - Public domain dedication image

Illustration shows Columbia laying a laurel wreath on the casket of Charles Sumner as African Americans kneel to mourn; an angel in the distance carries a plague stating "Equal rights to all." Illus. in: Frank ... More

Roll along, roll along, shout the campaign battle song

Roll along, roll along, shout the campaign battle song

An illustrated sheet music cover for a song composed in honor of Republican presidential candidate Rutherford B. Hayes. Uncle Sam sits atop a hay wain labeled "Hayes." A large American flag with a liberty cap a... More

Cutting sugar cane in Louisiana

Cutting sugar cane in Louisiana

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

Cutting sugar cane in Louisiana

Cutting sugar cane in Louisiana

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

Ole Mammy in Beauty Land - Public domain portrait engraving

Ole Mammy in Beauty Land - Public domain portrait engraving

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1933:0119). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Portrait of an African American man, seated]

[Portrait of an African American man, seated]

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

Portrait photo of [African American woman, seated]

Portrait photo of [African American woman, seated]

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

Caricature, The innocents / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, The innocents / F. Opper., public domain cartoon image

Print shows a group of African American men, one, standing at center, is wearing a hat labeled "Judge Whitewashed", and the others are wearing hats labeled "Whitewasher No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6,... More

The four Rips; or, twenty years behind the age / Gillam.

The four Rips; or, twenty years behind the age / Gillam.

Illustration shows Uncle Sam seated at a table in front of "Uncle Sam's Inter-State Market" with a businessman labeled "Northern Capital" on the right and an agricultural producer labeled "Southern Goods - Cott... More

Florida-- New Years Day in the sunny south / George Barker, photographer, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Florida-- New Years Day in the sunny south / George Barker, photograph...

Stereograph showing African American men and children outside a building. One appears to be dancing; another man plays a violin. 15442 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1886 by Geo. Barker.

Normal School, Hampton, Virginia - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Normal School, Hampton, Virginia - Public domain image. Dry plate nega...

Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Poster - The sidewalks of New York - Public domain lithograph

Poster - The sidewalks of New York - Public domain lithograph

Caption: Sherlock's bold defiance : "you kick me, and I'll holler 'bloody murder!'" Created and "copyright 1896 by The Strobridge Lith Co, Cinti & N.Y." No. 7388. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Li... More

Group of Grand Lodge of Masons, No. 1

Group of Grand Lodge of Masons, No. 1

Photograph shows group of African American men in Masonic regalia. Copyright '97 by Coovert, Greenville, Miss.

[Clarence "Grandpa" Liv and Alonzo "Teddy" Tucker behind the Wright Cycle Company]

[Clarence "Grandpa" Liv and Alonzo "Teddy" Tucker behind the Wright Cy...

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

[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. 87. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[Exterior view of house] - Public domain historic place print

[Exterior view of house] - Public domain historic place print

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 264. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Young men training in woodworking at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia]

[Young men training in woodworking at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virg...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of manufacturing workers, factory building, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly right, wearing hat]

[African American woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightl...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 39. 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, 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. 153. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

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

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

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 262. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

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

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

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 213. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

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

[African American man, 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. 71. 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, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]

[African American man, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly l...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 137. 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, seated, right profile]

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

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 196. 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 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. 50. 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, facing slightly right]

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

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 55. 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, facing right]

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

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 207. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

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

[African American man, 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. 16. 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 boy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[African American boy, 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. 17. 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 left]

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

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

[Exterior view of houses along unpaved street in Georgia]

[Exterior view of houses along unpaved street in Georgia]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 293. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Ten Afro-American women in cooking class at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia]

[Ten Afro-American women in cooking class at Hampton Institute, Hampto...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Street scene showing buildings and power lines in Georgia]

[Street scene showing buildings and power lines in Georgia]

Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frances Benjamin Johnston - A class in sloyd [woodworking]

Frances Benjamin Johnston - A class in sloyd [woodworking]

Young African American women training in woodworking at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

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

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

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 177. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

Serving the dinner, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Serving the dinner, Frances Benjamin Johnston collection

Young African American woman serving dinner, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The Hampton album / Frances Benjamin Johnston. New York : M... More

[Bird's-eye view of landscaped grounds with community in background in Georgia]

[Bird's-eye view of landscaped grounds with community in background in...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 325. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[House with picket fence next to "Lee Bros. Family Groceries"]

[House with picket fence next to "Lee Bros. Family Groceries"]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 248. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Bird's-eye view of community in Georgia]

[Bird's-eye view of community in Georgia]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 329. 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 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. 114. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[Students in a bricklaying class, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia]

[Students in a bricklaying class, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roger Williams University--Nashville, Tenn.--Academic class

Roger Williams University--Nashville, Tenn.--Academic class

Group portrait of African American students, facing front. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The School at Pinehurst, Summerville, S.C.

The School at Pinehurst, Summerville, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children group portrait, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[The Georgia Negro] Assessed valuation of of all taxable property owned by Georgia Negroes.

[The Georgia Negro] Assessed valuation of of all taxable property owne...

Diagram shows value of taxable property owned by African Americans in Georgia between 1875 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the Ame... More

[Sgt. Alexander Kelly, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Sgt. Alexander Kelly, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Detail of Medal of Honor men, Lot 11931, plate 69. (LC-USZ62-91683). Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress). Surrogate available as microfilm in P&P Reading Room.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Proportion of freemen and slaves among American Negroes.

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

Line graph shows percentage of African Americans in slavery between 1790 and 1870. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibit of the ... More

[The Georgia Negro] Slaves and free Negroes. - Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Paris

[The Georgia Negro] Slaves and free Negroes. - Exposition Universelle ...

Graph shows percentage of enslaved African Americans compared to free African Americans from 1790 to 1870. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of t... More

Slave quarters, the Hermitage - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Slave quarters, the Hermitage - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Proportion of total Negro children of school age who are enrolled in the public schools.

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

Bar graph shows percentage of African Americans enrolled in public schools between 1876 and 1896. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro ... More

Sorting cotton - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Sorting cotton - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

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

[The Georgia Negro] Income and expenditure of 150 Negro families in Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A.

[The Georgia Negro] Income and expenditure of 150 Negro families in At...

Bar graph shows amount spent on rent, food, clothes, taxes, and other expenses by families in various income brackets. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro ... More

Relics of slavery days - images Black History Month

Relics of slavery days - images Black History Month

Slave quarters at the Hermitage Plantation outside of Savannah, Georgia. Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picry... More

[The Georgia Negro] Value of farming tools. - Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Paris

[The Georgia Negro] Value of farming tools. - Exposition Universelle I...

Bar graph shows value of farming tools between 1879 and 1898. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the Paris Exposition U... More

[The Georgia Negro] Comparative increase of white and colored population of Georgia.

[The Georgia Negro] Comparative increase of white and colored populati...

Graph shows increase of African American and white populations in Georgia between 1790 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the America... More

David Higgins' idyl of the Tennessee mountains, At Piney Ridge

David Higgins' idyl of the Tennessee mountains, At Piney Ridge

Captions: Jack Rose of Piney Ridge; Act I. Jack. "That looks like a 'pretty good thing!'"; Act III. Cindy waiting for Mark, at the old cedar. Created and "copyright 1900 by The Strobridge Litho Co, Cin'ti & New... More

The Orpheum Show, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

The Orpheum Show, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1...

D10457 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Jack Norworth. Created and "copyright, 1900, by The U.S. Printing Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 4580. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (... More

Short distance telephone in Alabam'

Short distance telephone in Alabam'

Photograph shows four African Americans, two men and two boys outside near a barn. The boys sit on top a donkey facing each other while one man speaks into the donkey's ear and the other hold's the donkey's tai... More

Melody - images Black History Month

Melody - images Black History Month

Photograph shows an elderly African American man sitting outside playing a banjo.

A Happy family - Public domain portrait photograph

A Happy family - Public domain portrait photograph

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

"Boshe", Head and Shoulders Portrait

"Boshe", Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait photograph of an African American man wearing a hat, profile, facing right. H20201 U.S. Copyright Office.

[Roof construction by students at Tuskegee Institute, ca. 1902]

[Roof construction by students at Tuskegee Institute, ca. 1902]

Photograph shows students of the Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama building a roof. On negative sleeve: "11/92". Title from caption card for negative. Date from caption card for negative. Forms part of: Fra... More

Richards & Pringle's Famous Georgia Minstrels

Richards & Pringle's Famous Georgia Minstrels

G xxc 3983 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: I'm goin'to git dat man. Created and "copyright 1903 by The U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 6544. Forms part of: Minstrel poster ... More

Richards & Pringle's Famous Georgia Minstrels

Richards & Pringle's Famous Georgia Minstrels

G xxc 3984 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Oh fudge! Created and "copyright 1903 by The U.S. Lithograph Co., Russell-Morgan Print, Cincinnati & New York." No. 6541. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Lib... More

Atlantic City floral parade / - images Black History Month

Atlantic City floral parade / - images Black History Month

Views of a parade down an Atlantic City street lined with crowds of spectators--some people watching from roofs--children, women in long skirts, many moustached men wearing hats. Shows uniformed men marching, b... More

Alabama Hall, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

Alabama Hall, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Interior view of Bulloch Hall dining room, scene of marriage of Theodore Roosevelt's parents]

[Interior view of Bulloch Hall dining room, scene of marriage of Theod...

Photograph showing African American man and woman in dining room. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Chrisman Hall," Clark University, S. Atlanta, Ga. / A. P. Bedou, N.O.

"Chrisman Hall," Clark University, S. Atlanta, Ga. / A. P. Bedou, N.O.

H98925 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright date on verso: August 29, 1907.

I'se jes' 'blige ter eat it - Public domain  drawing

I'se jes' 'blige ter eat it - Public domain drawing

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-20th century drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[The Whole black family at the Hermitage, Savannah, Ga.]

[The Whole black family at the Hermitage, Savannah, Ga.]

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Women and children, Aiken, S.C.

Women and children, Aiken, S.C.

Photograph shows African American women, children, and men cotton pickers at work. Copyright 1907 by O. Newton Cripps, Aiken, S.C.

[African American men shovelling snow in street, Washington, D.C.(?)]

[African American men shovelling snow in street, Washington, D.C.(?)]

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tuskegee Institute, Tompkins Hall, Tuskegee, Macon County, AL

Tuskegee Institute, Tompkins Hall, Tuskegee, Macon County, AL

Survey number: HABS AL-868-D Building/structure dates: 1910 Initial Construction

From grand-daddy down. Southern Pines, N.C.

From grand-daddy down. Southern Pines, N.C.

Photograph shows family of nine African Americans lined up outside a home.

Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. Teacher expects 19 to be enrolled after work is over. "Tobacco keeps them out and they are short of hands." Ages of those present: 13 years = 1, 10 years = 2, 8 years = 2, 7 years = 1, 5 years = 1.  Location: Henderson County, Kentucky / Lewis W. Hine.

Colored School at Anthoston. Census 27, enrollment 12, attendance 7. T...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teacher, teaching, studying, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

T.J. Downs mammoth new Uncle Tom's Cabin Co.

T.J. Downs mammoth new Uncle Tom's Cabin Co.

"A play as immortal as the Declaration of Independence ... superb spectacular surprises ... greater, grander, better than ever ... great and moral show." At head of title: Grand 1916 triumphal tour. Created by ... More

A Pupil in Pleasant Green School - Pocahontas Co. (See No. 6.)  Location: Pocahontas County--Marlinton, West Virginia / Photo by L.W. Hine.

A Pupil in Pleasant Green School - Pocahontas Co. (See No. 6.) Locati...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of [African American farmer, Texas]

Portrait photo of [African American farmer, Texas]

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "67-9890"; "poss. Brazos River Bottoms farmer, Summer, 1933 [Texas]." Forms part of: Lomax collection of pho... More

[Portraits of African Americans, including Moses Platt, taken during recording expeditions in Louisiana and Texas]

[Portraits of African Americans, including Moses Platt, taken during r...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Baptist Congregation, Alma Plantation, False River, July, 1934, N47"; "(black woman) Alma Plantati... More

[African American child singer for singing games, Eatonville, Florida]

[African American child singer for singing games, Eatonville, Florida]

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

Leader of quartet, Belle Glade, Fla.

Leader of quartet, Belle Glade, Fla.

Photos taken during Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle recording expedition to Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Accompanying typed caption reads: "3., 4. Leader of quartet, Belle Glade, Fla., June, 1935. See A-8, 349." ... More

Son of Negro sharecropper, Lee County, Mississippi

Son of Negro sharecropper, Lee County, Mississippi

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wife and children of Negro tenant farmer, Tupelo, Mississippi

Wife and children of Negro tenant farmer, Tupelo, Mississippi

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Construction of a million dollar bridge across the Tidal Basin. Archie A. Alexander, Negro, senior partner

Construction of a million dollar bridge across the Tidal Basin. Archie...

Public domain photograph of construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro cabin. Hale County, Alabama

Negro cabin. Hale County, Alabama

Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro woman sharecropper. Near West Memphis, Arkansas

Negro woman sharecropper. Near West Memphis, Arkansas

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro houses. Vicksburg, Mississippi

Negro houses. Vicksburg, Mississippi

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Street in Negro quarter. Tupelo, Mississippi

Street in Negro quarter. Tupelo, Mississippi

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ex Slaves - Amos Clark, Age 96

Ex Slaves - Amos Clark, Age 96

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

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