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Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service.]

Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service.]

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Domestic Science class. - Public domain dedication image

Domestic Science class. - Public domain dedication image

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A group of university men.

A group of university men.

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Lieut. B. O. Davis. Military Instructor and Commandant. Wiberforce, Ohio.

Lieut. B. O. Davis. Military Instructor and Commandant. Wiberforce, Oh...

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Evolution of the Negro home; Residence of a Negro lawyer, Atlanta.

Evolution of the Negro home; Residence of a Negro lawyer, Atlanta.

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Athletic activities. - Public domain dedication image
Gus Smith as Forty-Four and Alberta Perkins as Sue Simpkins

Gus Smith as Forty-Four and Alberta Perkins as Sue Simpkins

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Chas. L. Purce - Public domain  print

Chas. L. Purce - Public domain print

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[Studio portrait of young woman.]

[Studio portrait of young woman.]

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Estimated annual income and expenditure of a family of five; Negroes of Xenia, Ohio, 1903.

Estimated annual income and expenditure of a family of five; Negroes o...

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Daniel H. Williams, M.D., L.L.D.

Daniel H. Williams, M.D., L.L.D.

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Accuracy of mind and hands; Drafting class of young men receiving a course in mechanical drawing, qualifying them for making working plans of machinery, vehicles, buildings, etc., Hampton Institute.

Accuracy of mind and hands; Drafting class of young men receiving a co...

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J. T. Settle - Public domain portrait engraving

J. T. Settle - Public domain portrait engraving

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Mrs. Frankie Hegamin; Chicago; One who has given all life to the uplifting of her race.

Mrs. Frankie Hegamin; Chicago; One who has given all life to the uplif...

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Hon. Fred Douglass. - A black and white photo of a man with a beard

Hon. Fred Douglass. - A black and white photo of a man with a beard

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Hon. S.J. Jenkins, Austin, Texas

Hon. S.J. Jenkins, Austin, Texas

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Dr. R.F. Boyd : Professor in Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn.

Dr. R.F. Boyd : Professor in Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn.

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Medical graduates. - A black and white photo of a man in a graduation gown

Medical graduates. - A black and white photo of a man in a graduation ...

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Eaton's Landing - A painting of boats docked in a harbor

Eaton's Landing - A painting of boats docked in a harbor

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April - A black and white drawing of a man sitting on a chair

April - A black and white drawing of a man sitting on a chair

Picryl description: Public domain image of a great depression era, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yellow Rocker - Drawing. Public domain image.

Yellow Rocker - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Eubie Blake, Musician.

Eubie Blake, Musician.

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Frederick Douglass Memorial Home; Cedar Hill, Anacostia, Washington, D.C.

Frederick Douglass Memorial Home; Cedar Hill, Anacostia, Washington, D...

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Man at Construction - Public domain portrait painting

Man at Construction - Public domain portrait painting

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Negro Folk Tales: for pupils in the primary grades

Negro Folk Tales: for pupils in the primary grades

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Woman Looking Away - Public domain portrait print

Woman Looking Away - Public domain portrait print

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Southern Cottonpickers - Drawing. Public domain image.

Southern Cottonpickers - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Learn to Shoot - A painting of a man sitting in a room

Learn to Shoot - A painting of a man sitting in a room

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Portrait, portrait - Public domain portrait print

Portrait, portrait - Public domain portrait print

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Three Men and a Tree - A black and white drawing of a man on a horse

Three Men and a Tree - A black and white drawing of a man on a horse

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More

Maurice Ellis, who portrays Philip Lawrence

Maurice Ellis, who portrays Philip Lawrence

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Bill Robinson

Bill Robinson

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Street scene- Mound Bayou, Mississippi.

Street scene- Mound Bayou, Mississippi.

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The last truckload of cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson Cotton Plantation in Arkansas, 43 miles distant, June 1937.

The last truckload of cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson C...

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Picking cotton, Lake Dick Project, Arkansas, September 1938.

Picking cotton, Lake Dick Project, Arkansas, September 1938.

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Dr. Roman's clinic; First Operation performed in the George W. Hubbard Hospital connected with Meharry Medical College; Dr. Roman is second from the left; Photo by Lay Brothers, Nashville, Tenn.

Dr. Roman's clinic; First Operation performed in the George W. Hubbard...

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Envy - Detroit Publishing Company Postcard

Envy - Detroit Publishing Company Postcard

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The men's ward; Negro Division; State Tuberculosis Sanatorium; Sanatorium, N. C.

The men's ward; Negro Division; State Tuberculosis Sanatorium; Sanator...

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A scene in the Bayou Teche.

A scene in the Bayou Teche.

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On All Saints' Day at New Roads, La. Negroes assembled in the church for preliminary ceremnoies and then marched en masse to the cemetry for ceremonies there; The part of the group is shown entering the cemetry.

On All Saints' Day at New Roads, La. Negroes assembled in the church f...

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

Allen Plantation operated by Natchitoches Farmstead Association, a cooperative established through the cooperation of F. S. A. , Louisiana, August 1940.

Allen Plantation operated by Natchitoches Farmstead Association, a coo...

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

A New York drinking bar.

A New York drinking bar.

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The first graduating class of the Training School for Nurses, Lincoln Hospital, New York; A group at Hope Day for colored children, 325 West Street, New York.

The first graduating class of the Training School for Nurses, Lincoln ...

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Wood-turning machinery, book by Booker T. Washington

Wood-turning machinery, book by Booker T. Washington

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Cotton gin. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cotton gin. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Class in physiology, book by Booker T. Washington

Class in physiology, book by Booker T. Washington

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Negro getting a haircut in front of church which houses flood refugees. Sikeston, Missouri

Negro getting a haircut in front of church which houses flood refugees...

Public domain photograph of Great Depression era, artistic, art photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An out-of-door class in laundry work, book by Booker T. Washington

An out-of-door class in laundry work, book by Booker T. Washington

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Owen W.L. Smith; Late U.S. Minister to the Republic of Liberia

Owen W.L. Smith; Late U.S. Minister to the Republic of Liberia

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Ma sun-flower bab - Public domain sheet music scan
Prof. W.H. Councill; President State Normal and Industrial School, Normal, Alabama

Prof. W.H. Councill; President State Normal and Industrial School, Nor...

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Executive officers of the Negro Department of South Carolina and West Indian Exposition, Charleston, South Carolina, 1901-1902; S.W. Bennett; N.B. Sterrett; W.J. Parker; William Ingliss; Thos. J. Jackson; Thos. E. Miller; J.L. Dart; W.D. Crum; E.A. Lawrence

Executive officers of the Negro Department of South Carolina and West ...

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Negro peasant women, Jamaica.

Negro peasant women, Jamaica.

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Searching Negroes for arms in police station.

Searching Negroes for arms in police station.

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Milk was distributed for the babies

Milk was distributed for the babies

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Damage done by a bomb, thrown into a building at 3365 Indiana Avenue, occupied by Negroes; A six-year-old Negro child was killed

Damage done by a bomb, thrown into a building at 3365 Indiana Avenue, ...

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A typical school yard playground in a white neighborhood

A typical school yard playground in a white neighborhood

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Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Association

Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Asso...

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Future rulers of Florida. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Future rulers of Florida. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

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Log cabin. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Log cabin. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Florida stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

Picking cotton. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Picking cotton. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Florida stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

Colored group. Florida. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Colored group. Florida. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Florida stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

Uncle Tom's Cabin. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Uncle Tom's Cabin. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Florida stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

Family group posing in cotton field

Family group posing in cotton field

North Carolina stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

We'se done all dis's Mornin'." Picking cotton on a Mississippi plantation.

We'se done all dis's Mornin'." Picking cotton on a Mississippi plantat...

Mississippi stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ... More

Plantation Scene. Picking cotton. [Woman resting in the field.]

Plantation Scene. Picking cotton. [Woman resting in the field.]

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Hoeing rice. African Americans, 19th century stereoscope card.

Hoeing rice. African Americans, 19th century stereoscope card.

Picryl description: Public domain image of field, irrigation, agriculture, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Books about Negro Life for Children: 1963

Books about Negro Life for Children: 1963

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Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

Julie's Heritage. Book for children by Catherine Marshall

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“The 'Numbers' Racket” - NYPL public domain manuscripts collection - maniscript, NYPL public domain dedication

“The 'Numbers' Racket” - NYPL public domain manuscripts collection - m...

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Free Lunch in the Jungle, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

Free Lunch in the Jungle, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

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Ed Smalls

Ed Smalls

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A discourse, delivered at the African meeting-house, in Boston, July 14, 1808, in grateful celebration of the abolition of the African slave-trade, by the governments of the United States, Great Britain and Denmark
Mah butterfly - Public domain sheet music scan
An act for extending and improving the trade to Africa

An act for extending and improving the trade to Africa

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River Treasure - Book for children by Mebane Holoman Burgwyn

River Treasure - Book for children by Mebane Holoman Burgwyn

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Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

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The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1947: A Classified Motorist's & Tourist's Guide Covering the United States

The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1947: A Classified Motorist's & Tourist...

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The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

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Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

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Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

Araminta - Book for children by Eva Knox Evans

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The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

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A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

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Negro Folk Tales: for pupils in the primary grades

Negro Folk Tales: for pupils in the primary grades

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Our Negro Brother. Book for children by Edith H. Mayer

Our Negro Brother. Book for children by Edith H. Mayer

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Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

Hazel - Book for children by Mary White Ovington

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A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

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New Dreams for Old - Book for children by William Thomas Person

New Dreams for Old - Book for children by William Thomas Person

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Negro Art, Music and Rhyme - Book for children

Negro Art, Music and Rhyme - Book for children

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River Treasure - Book for children by Mebane Holoman Burgwyn

River Treasure - Book for children by Mebane Holoman Burgwyn

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Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

Mouseknees - Book for children by William Chapman White

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Jasper, the Drummin' Boy. Book for children by Margaret Taylor Burroughs

Jasper, the Drummin' Boy. Book for children by Margaret Taylor Burroug...

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A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

A Shipment for Susannah - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

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An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the Negro race

An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the N...

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The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

The Cherry Street House - Book for children by Eleanor Weakley Nolen

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jasper, the Drummin' Boy. Book for children by Margaret Taylor Burroughs

Jasper, the Drummin' Boy. Book for children by Margaret Taylor Burroug...

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An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the Negro race

An Elementary History of America: including the contributions of the N...

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The Child's Story of the Negro - Book for children by Jane Dabney Shackelford

The Child's Story of the Negro - Book for children by Jane Dabney Shac...

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Commanders of the Dining Room: Biographic Sketches and Portraits of Successful Head Waiters

Commanders of the Dining Room: Biographic Sketches and Portraits of Su...

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Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

Chariot in the Sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

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