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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

[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

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

[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

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.

[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, 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, 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 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

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

[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

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

[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.

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.

"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

"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.

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.

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.

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

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

A black and white photo of an old house, Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of an old house, Virginia. Farm Security Admin...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a small town, Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a small town, Virginia. Farm Security Admin...

Public domain photograph of electric wires, power line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man getting his arm wrapped, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a man getting his arm wrapped, Arkansas. Fa...

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

A black and white photo of a group of children, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a group of children, Arkansas. Farmers duri...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of two people sitting on a bench, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of two people sitting on a bench, Arkansas. Fa...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of people, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a group of people, Arkansas. Farmers during...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of people standing around tents in a field, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A group of people standing around tents in a field, Arkansas. Farmers ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a refugee camp, migrant workers, 1930s, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of people standing in front of a brick building, Arkansas. Farmers during Great Depression.

A group of people standing in front of a brick building, Arkansas. Far...

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

Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. An old photo of a man leaning on a fence.

Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. An old photo of a man leanin...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An old black and white photo of a woman and a child, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

An old black and white photo of a woman and a child, West Virginia. Fa...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A couple of men sitting on top of barrels, Louisiana. Farmers during Great Depression

A couple of men sitting on top of barrels, Louisiana. Farmers during G...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression, farm, farmer, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of an old outhouse, West Virginia. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of an old outhouse, West Virginia. Farm Securi...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man carrying a surfboard, Louisiana. Farmers during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a man carrying a surfboard, Louisiana. Farm...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of people, Louisiana. Farmers during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a group of people, Louisiana. Farmers durin...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of men working in a field, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men working in a field, North Ca...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of two men in a field, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of two men in a field, North Carolina. Farm Se...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Blind Willie McTell with 12-string guitar, hotel room, Atlanta, Georgia]

[Blind Willie McTell with 12-string guitar, hotel room, Atlanta, Georg...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. No print found. Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.

Yanceyville (vicinity), N.C. An outdoor picnic being held during the noon intermission of a meeting of ministers and deacons of the Negro church

Yanceyville (vicinity), N.C. An outdoor picnic being held during the n...

Photograph shows African American women talking across picnic table covered with food. Corresponding negative no. LC-USF33-31136-M5. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library of Congress). LOT 1513.

A black and white photo of a group of children. Children of Great Depression.

A black and white photo of a group of children. Children of Great Depr...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A black and white photo of houses on a hill, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of houses on a hill, North Carolina. Farm Secu...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A black and white photo of an old house, Washington DC. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of an old house, Washington DC. Farm Security ...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A black and white photo of a man working on a wheel, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man working on a wheel, Great Depression....

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Joe Frank and Joe Frank, Jr., New Roads, Louisiana]

[Joe Frank and Joe Frank, Jr., New Roads, Louisiana]

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. No print found. Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.

A black and white photo of an old outhouse, Washington DC. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of an old outhouse, Washington DC. Farm Securi...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A young boy standing on a ladder in front of a cabin, Louisiana. Farmers during Great Depression

A young boy standing on a ladder in front of a cabin, Louisiana. Farme...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Louisiana photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information Photograph.

Louisiana photographs - Farm Security Administration / Office of War I...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A couple of men standing next to each other, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A couple of men standing next to each other, North Carolina. Farm Secu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, civil rights movement, African Americans, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of people that are looking out of a window, Mississippi. Farmers during Great Depression.

A couple of people that are looking out of a window, Mississippi. Farm...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A black and white photo of a man with a bucket. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a man with a bucket. Great Depression FFSA ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Joe Frank; Joe Frank, Jr.; and A. ("Shacks") Franklin, New Roads, Louisiana]

[Joe Frank; Joe Frank, Jr.; and A. ("Shacks") Franklin, New Roads, Lou...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. No print found. Forms part of: Lomax photographs depicting folk musicians in the Lomax Collection.

An old photo of a man and a woman in a car. Office of War Information Photograph

An old photo of a man and a woman in a car. Office of War Information ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of women in graduation gowns. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a group of women in graduation gowns. Great...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. A black and white photo of two women and a child.

Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. A black and white photo of t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of two men and a dog. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two men and a dog. Office of War Informatio...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

A black and white photo of a boy in a suit and hat. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a boy in a suit and hat. Office of War Info...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

A black and white photo of a group of women. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of women. Office of War Information...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

A black and white photo of three women and a child. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of three women and a child. Great Depression F...

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

[Members of the 332nd Fighter Group attending a briefing in Ramitelli, Italy, March, 1945]

[Members of the 332nd Fighter Group attending a briefing in Ramitelli,...

Photograph shows members of the 332nd, from left to right: Robert W. Williams, Ottumwa, IA, Class 44-E; (leather cap) William H. Holloman, III, St. Louis, Mo., Class 44-?; (cloth cap) Ronald W. Reeves, Washingt... More

[An African American woman and several children sitting on a bed in an apartment]

[An African American woman and several children sitting on a bed in an...

Forms part of: LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain scan - children, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American mother and her four children in their tenement appartment] / Stanley Kubrick.

[African American mother and her four children in their tenement appar...

Image from Look photograph assignment: Chicago city of contrasts. Frame 34 of a contact sheet. LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Hulan Jack holding a photograph of Joseph Pulitzer, while Carl Ackerman and Anthony Donargo look at the cover copy of an 1889 edition of The World (newspaper)] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Ed Ford.

[Hulan Jack holding a photograph of Joseph Pulitzer, while Carl Ackerm...

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

[Two African American men sitting on stoop, Charleston, South Carolina]

[Two African American men sitting on stoop, Charleston, South Carolina...

No. 6211-163-22. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 651 or PR 13 CN 1971:R04 ; previously assigned to LOT 13270, no. 9

[Aerial view of marchers, from the Lincoln Monument to the Washington Monument, at the March on Washington, 1963]

[Aerial view of marchers, from the Lincoln Monument to the Washington ...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 10352, frame 10.

[Marchers, signs, and tent at the March on Washington, 1963]

[Marchers, signs, and tent at the March on Washington, 1963]

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 10344, frame 12.

[Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy in the oval office of the White House after the March on Washington, D.C.]

[Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy in the oval ...

Photograph shows (left to right): Willard Wirtz (Secretary of Labor); Floyd McKissick (CORE); Mathew Ahmann (National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice); Whitney Young (National Urban Leage); Martin L... More

[Young men in NAACP caps in front of Union Station, during the March on Washington, 1963]

[Young men in NAACP caps in front of Union Station, during the March o...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 10346, frame 29.

[African American and white supporters of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party holding signs in front of the convention hall at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey ] / WKL.

[African American and white supporters of the Mississippi Freedom Demo...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 12470-DD, frame 8. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demo Nat'l Conv. Atlantic City, ... More

[African American demonstrators outside the White House, with signs "We demand the right to vote, everywhere" and signs protesting police brutality against civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Alabama] / WKL.

[African American demonstrators outside the White House, with signs "W...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 13478, frame 17. Contact sheet folder caption: "Demonstrators outside the White Ho... More

Orleans Square / photographed by J.N. Wilson, No. 143 Broughton Street, Savannah, Ga.

Orleans Square / photographed by J.N. Wilson, No. 143 Broughton Street...

Stereograph showing a group of African Americans casually posed on lawn with many trees in the background at Orleans Square in Savannah, Georgia. No. 56. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection at the Libra... More

Mose Hursey, ex-slave, Dallas - Public domain portrait print

Mose Hursey, ex-slave, Dallas - Public domain portrait print

420226. District no. 27. Picture no. 577. Official project no. 565-3-3. Work project no. 6950(27). Forms part of: Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Wri... More

Mary Cecil Canrtill No. 5 House, 216 Oregon Street, Georgetown, Scott County, KY

Mary Cecil Canrtill No. 5 House, 216 Oregon Street, Georgetown, Scott ...

Significance: The Cantrill #5 house represents a type of residence built for late 19th-early 20th century African-American working-class tenants. It is significant for its role as a residential subtype (double... More

[Exterior view of wooden church]

[Exterior view of wooden church]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 361. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

Uncl[e] Tom's cabin - Drawing. Public domain image.

Uncl[e] Tom's cabin - Drawing. Public domain image.

Created by "A.S. Seer's Print." Large pieces missing; part of title missing. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[African Americans standing outside brick building "Frien[dship] Phar[macy]" and "Post Office", with horse-drawn carriage in street]

[African Americans standing outside brick building "Frien[dship] Phar[...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 345. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

Sam Jones Washington, ex-slave, Ft. Worth

Sam Jones Washington, ex-slave, Ft. Worth

420040. District no. 27. Picture no. 349. Official project no. 565-3-3. Work project no. 6950(27). Forms part of: Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Wri... More

Dr. John H. Drish House, 2300 Seventeenth Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL

Dr. John H. Drish House, 2300 Seventeenth Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloo...

Significance: Once a remarkable example of eclectic combination of Greek Revival and Italianate elements. John R. Drish, builder-owner, was Tuscaloosa physician and erstwhile building contractor, owner of skil... More

[Rear view of woman washing clothes]

[Rear view of woman washing clothes]

230015. Forms part of: Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project slave narratives collections.

[Enoch Brown at the home of Mrs. Ruby Pickens Tartt, Livingston, Alabama]

[Enoch Brown at the home of Mrs. Ruby Pickens Tartt, Livingston, Alaba...

Title and date devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on front of print: "67"; Handwritten on back: "Enoch Brown - Home of Mrs. Ruby Pickens Tartt Livingston, Ala... More

David Sinton House, 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

David Sinton House, 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

Significance: From the Nat'l Register nomination: To become a black artist under the conditions of the nineteenth century posed great obstacles, largely complicated by racism. No matter how potentially great or... More

[Reverend Haynes, full-length portrait, Eatonville, Florida]

[Reverend Haynes, full-length portrait, 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: "Rev. ... More

[Baptist preacher, Alma Plantation, False River, Louisiana]

[Baptist preacher, Alma Plantation, False River, Louisiana]

Title devised by Library staff based on caption information and inventory lists. Handwritten on back: "Baptist Preacher, Alma Plantation, False River, La. July, 1934." Forms part of: Lomax collection of photog... More

Bethel Baptist Church, 3233 Twenty-ninth Avenue, North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

Bethel Baptist Church, 3233 Twenty-ninth Avenue, North, Birmingham, Je...

Significance: Located in a black working class neighborhood, near coal mines and industrial plants, Bethel Baptist Church provided the leadership to sustain the fight for civil rights in Birmingham. From 1953 ... More

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