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
Whitlock's collection of Ethiopian melodies. As sung with great applau...
Music cover showing two men on stage, one dancing and one playing banjo.
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, 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
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
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]
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]
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
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.
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, 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.
Group of Grand Lodge of Masons, No. 1
Photograph shows group of African American men in Masonic regalia. Copyright '97 by Coovert, Greenville, Miss.
[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
[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]
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]
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 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]
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 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]
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 ...
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 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]
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]
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]
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[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]
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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
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]
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
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
[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
[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
Melody - images Black History Month
Photograph shows an elderly African American man sitting outside playing a banjo.
"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.
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
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
[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
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.(?)]
Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
[African American child singer for singing games, Eatonville, Florida]
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Son of Negro sharecropper, Lee County, Mississippi
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Wife and children of Negro tenant farmer, Tupelo, Mississippi
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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
Charles de Gaulle, chief of the Free France, is welcomed to Chad by Go...
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Negro cabin. Hale County, Alabama
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Negro woman sharecropper. Near West Memphis, Arkansas
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Negro houses. Vicksburg, Mississippi
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Street in Negro quarter. Tupelo, Mississippi
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Negro houses. Atlanta, Georgia. Great Depression public domain photogr...
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Negro family in subdivision, Franklin Township, near Lincoln Highway, ...
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A black and white photo of an old house, Virginia. Farm Security Admin...
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Hoeing. Alabama negro tenant farmer and part of his family. Eutaw, Ala...
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Negro houses. Atlanta, Georgia. Great Depression public domain photogr...
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A black and white photo of a small town, Virginia. Farm Security Admin...
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A black and white photo of a man getting his arm wrapped, Arkansas. Fa...
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A black and white photo of a group of children, Arkansas. Farmers duri...
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A black and white photo of two people sitting on a bench, Arkansas. Fa...
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A black and white photo of a group of people, Arkansas. Farmers during...
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Negro field hand getting ready to go to town on a Saturday afternoon. ...
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Negro flood refugees at meal time. Charleston, Missouri
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Negro church. Washington, D.C. - safety film negatives, Library of Con...
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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. Far...
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Alabama. Farmers during Great Depression. An old photo of a man leanin...
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Negro's home near Beaufort, South Carolina
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Sugarcane being unloaded onto trailer truck by means of a machine deve...
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Negro child wiping hands after washing. Note toothbrush and comb for e...
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Negro workman, road repair gang, Route 40, central Ohio
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An old black and white photo of a woman and a child, West Virginia. Fa...
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Negro stevedores sleeping on pile of lumber on bow of packet boat on M...
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Negro clients and wives listening to speech of project manager, Southe...
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A couple of men sitting on top of barrels, Louisiana. Farmers during G...
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Negro stevedores handling drum, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Street in Negro section, Charleston, West Virginia
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A black and white photo of an old outhouse, West Virginia. Farm Securi...
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A black and white photo of a man carrying a surfboard, Louisiana. Farm...
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A black and white photo of a group of people, Louisiana. Farmers durin...
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Thirteen year old daughter of Negro sharecropper planting sweet potato...
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Negro boys sitting on bench on street, Waco, Texas
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Monument in churchyard of Negro Baptist church. Person County, North C...
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Chicken coop of Negro agricultural day laborer. Muskogee County, Oklah...
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Home of Negro wagehand, Knowlton Plantation, Perthshire. On the porch ...
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Negro Fourth of July picnic near Beaufort, South Carolina
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Negro day laborer moving from one man's farm to another to get work. H...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
New wagon belonging the Cube Walker, FSA (Farm Security Administration...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Home of Negro agricultural day laborer. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
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Negro quarters for migrant agricultural labor. Lake Harbor, Florida. ...
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A black and white photo of a group of men working in a field, North Ca...
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Main street, showing barber shop in Negro section. Homestead, Florida
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Negro agricultural day laborer standing in the doorway of her home in ...
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Negro day laborers brought in truck from nearby towns, waiting to be p...
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Back of Negro dwelling, San Antonio, Texas
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Alabama's Supreme Court Justice and wife at negro singer's concert wit...
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Feeding the sorghum cane into the mill to make syrup on property of We...
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Grocery store. Negro section, Belle Glade, Florida
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A black and white photo of two men in a field, North Carolina. Farm Se...
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Feeding the sorghum cane into the mill to make syrup on property of We...
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Shacks occupied by Negro migrant agricultural laborers between Clewist...
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