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Home of Liberty Life Insurance Company.

Home of Liberty Life Insurance Company.

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Colored enterprises and industries; Porter's drug store, 3510 South State Street; A busy Evening in a Beauty Parlor; The Sterling Laundry Co., 4036 Indiana Avenue; Smith & Jenkins, sheet metal and roofing, 3321 1/2 South State Street.

Colored enterprises and industries; Porter's drug store, 3510 South St...

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Colored enterprises and industries; A typical shoemaker from Tuskegee, Ala.; Woodson's shoe store, 3222 South State Street; A Typical tailoring and pressing shop; Cranshaw's millinery, 3408 South State Street.

Colored enterprises and industries; A typical shoemaker from Tuskegee,...

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Negro drug store and proprietor, Thomasville, Ga.

Negro drug store and proprietor, Thomasville, Ga.

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General offices of "Liberty Life".

General offices of "Liberty Life".

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The Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C.; This magnificent theatre is owned and operated by colored citizens; The beautiful and artistic effect of the interior is an inspiration.

The Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C.; This magnificent theatre is owne...

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The North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association.

The North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association.

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Your Cab Company; In response to the need for rapid transportation in a city rapidly growing, "Your Cab Company" was incorporated, June 30th, 1923.

Your Cab Company; In response to the need for rapid transportation in ...

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Luxury and comfort; An elegantly appointed barber shop owned and patronized exclusively by colored citizens, Birmingham, Alabama.

Luxury and comfort; An elegantly appointed barber shop owned and patro...

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Harlem newspaper stand, 1939

Harlem newspaper stand, 1939

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Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
An up-to-date store; An example of mercantile success, showing possibility and prosperity, owned and operated by A.H.  Underdown, Washington, D.C.

An up-to-date store; An example of mercantile success, showing possibi...

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New Hotel Vincennes; On Vincennes Avenue and 36th Street is the New Vincennes Hotel, largest and most beautiful hostelry owned and operated by Negroes in the north.

New Hotel Vincennes; On Vincennes Avenue and 36th Street is the New Vi...

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Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
Fifty years of Negro progress.

Fifty years of Negro progress.

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Stock certificate for one share (five dollars) of the Black Star Line, Inc. dated November 21, 1919.
Micheaux Film Corporation; Producers and Distributors of high class Negro feature photoplays.

Micheaux Film Corporation; Producers and Distributors of high class Ne...

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Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
E. H. Mickey; The Mickey Funeral Home; 50 Cannon St., Charleston, S.C., Telephone 3059.

E. H. Mickey; The Mickey Funeral Home; 50 Cannon St., Charleston, S.C....

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Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
The bar at Palm Tavern, Negro restaurant on 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.

The bar at Palm Tavern, Negro restaurant on 47th Street, Chicago, Illi...

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The McGavock hearse.

The McGavock hearse.

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
S.S. Sykes, undertaker and furniture, Decatur, Ala.

S.S. Sykes, undertaker and furniture, Decatur, Ala.

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Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
Overton - Hygienic Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill.

Overton - Hygienic Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill.

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Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
R. H. McGavock, Undertaker; Office building, 3823-25 S. State St. Boulevard 6848-2916.

R. H. McGavock, Undertaker; Office building, 3823-25 S. State St. Boul...

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Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
The Ideal Tea Room at 3344 South Michigan Avenue; Mrs. Mayme Lee Clinkscale, proprietress.

The Ideal Tea Room at 3344 South Michigan Avenue; Mrs. Mayme Lee Clink...

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Anderson & Terrell; Real estate, loans and insurance; Sphinx Safe Deposit Co.; Vaults $ 3.00 per year; 3539 South State Street; Phone Victory 4513.

Anderson & Terrell; Real estate, loans and insurance; Sphinx Safe Depo...

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Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan
Sheridan A. Bruseaux; [Keystone National Detective Agency.]

Sheridan A. Bruseaux; [Keystone National Detective Agency.]

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Undertaking establishment of Mr. J.T. Seth

Undertaking establishment of Mr. J.T. Seth

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Mister your room rent's due - Public domain sheet music scan