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Bertha Henry. - Public domain portrait print

Bertha Henry. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sallie. - Public domain portrait drawing Cartes de visite
Teacher and student at piano, Jewish Settlement

Teacher and student at piano, Jewish Settlement

Public domain image of musical performance, piano music, keyboard instrument, pianist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Music classes, keyboards

Music classes, keyboards

Public domain image of musical performance, piano music, keyboard instrument, pianist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los Angeles, California, aboard the dry-land ship "USS Neversail," during their training at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York, 1945

SPARS Olivia Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, and Aileen Anita Cooke, of Los...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Studio portrait of unidentified woman dressed in a rouched jacket and large striped bow at neck.]

[Studio portrait of unidentified woman dressed in a rouched jacket and...

Public domain photo of portrait art print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Half--length portrait of unidentified woman wearing wide lace collar.]

[Half--length portrait of unidentified woman wearing wide lace collar....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a portrait of the person with lace costume accessory, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Market woman, Brazil. - Public domain portrait print

Market woman, Brazil. - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Studio portrait of young woman with thin ribbon around neck.]

[Studio portrait of young woman with thin ribbon around neck.]

Public domain photograph of musician playing music, musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Oval quarter-length portrait of unidentified young woman, her bodice center trimmed with lace.]

[Oval quarter-length portrait of unidentified young woman, her bodice ...

Public domain photo of portrait art print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Centennarian dies suddenly. [Portrait of Emily Holmes of Bridgeport, Conn.]

Centennarian dies suddenly. [Portrait of Emily Holmes of Bridgeport, C...

Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Studio portrait of woman wearing glasses and cross-shaped earrings.]

[Studio portrait of woman wearing glasses and cross-shaped earrings.]

Public domain photo of portrait art print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Portrait of young woman wearing patterned dress, with bow at neck.]

[Portrait of young woman wearing patterned dress, with bow at neck.]

Public domain photo of portrait art print, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Negro sharecropper and son who will be resettled, Transylvania Project, Louisiana, January 1939.

Negro sharecropper and son who will be resettled, Transylvania Project...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Children's art classes, Snyder Ave Boys Club
Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in the vicinity of Yorkville, Virginia, May 1862

Group of contrabands at Allen's farm house near Williamsburg Road, in ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an 18th-19th century military conflict, armed forces, infantry, militia, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Frederick Douglass from frontispiece and title page of his book "My Bondage and My Freedom," published in 1856.

Portrait of Frederick Douglass from frontispiece and title page of his...

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

Selma Burke with her portrait bust of Booker T. Washington

Selma Burke with her portrait bust of Booker T. Washington

Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Home again., gelatin silver print

Home again., gelatin silver print

Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bertie Graves from Albert Owens.
Woman smiling, surrounded by three men

Woman smiling, surrounded by three men

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Zola King, eccentric dancer doing her nightly stunt in the cabaret scene

Zola King, eccentric dancer doing her nightly stunt in the cabaret sce...

Public domain scan of artwork depicting dance, music, performing art productions, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward Fraction as the Mikado and Mabel Walker as Katisha

Edward Fraction as the Mikado and Mabel Walker as Katisha

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bar scene with women standing

Bar scene with women standing

Public domain photograph - performance, burlesque, dance, cabaret, operetta, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

In front of city hall, Belle Glade, Florida, January 1939.

In front of city hall, Belle Glade, Florida, January 1939.

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

View of Lenox Avenue, Harlem, at 135th Street, showing businesses, pedestrians and shoe-shine stand, March 23, 1939
Rex Ingram pointing gun at woman

Rex Ingram pointing gun at woman

Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Portrait of Joseph Rainey - Public domain portrait photograph

Portrait of Joseph Rainey - Public domain portrait photograph

A brown and gold book cover with a gold design. A brown book with a gold and black cover. Public domain postcard scan.

[Full-length portrait of man, with studio props.]
[Oval half-figure portrait of unidentified man.]

[Oval half-figure portrait of unidentified man.]

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

Bishop Crowther. - Public domain portrait print

Bishop Crowther. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph related to the history of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jim Patterson. - Public domain portrait print

Jim Patterson. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Music history class - A group of people standing around a piano

Music history class - A group of people standing around a piano

Public domain photograph of a church interior, gothic architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Portrait of unidentified young woman wearing ribbon on head.]

[Portrait of unidentified young woman wearing ribbon on head.]

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

[Oval portrait of unidentified young woman with long curl draped over chest.] 'Redd' on verso.

[Oval portrait of unidentified young woman with long curl draped over ...

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

New Orleans Police Department.  Bertha Farnsworth. Alias: Bertha Rawlings. Occupation: Wash Woman. Criminal Occupation: Susp. Person. Nativity: Miss.

New Orleans Police Department. Bertha Farnsworth. Alias: Bertha Rawli...

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

Remedial reading, P.S. 94

Remedial reading, P.S. 94

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

Col. McKee, grandson passed for white.

Col. McKee, grandson passed for white.

Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospectus for an anti-slavery paper. To be entitled North Star.

Prospectus for an anti-slavery paper. To be entitled North Star.

Public domain scan of trade card, printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Studio portrait of a man dressed in jacket, vest, tie and striped pants.]

[Studio portrait of a man dressed in jacket, vest, tie and striped pan...

Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

African American members of the Women's Army Corps standing in the snow and throwing snowballs at each other, Camp Shanks, New York
Uniformed man seated, on the mantlepiece is his cap, embroidered with the name Miller Edison Phonograph Co.

Uniformed man seated, on the mantlepiece is his cap, embroidered with ...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Man standing by table - A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table

Man standing by table - A black and white photo of a man sitting at a ...

Public domain photograph of theatrical production, cabaret, musical, performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dorothy Paul, buxom cabaret entertainer who falls in love with Phil Lawrence

Dorothy Paul, buxom cabaret entertainer who falls in love with Phil La...

Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Migratory workers fishing to eat, Belle Glade, Florida, January 1939.

Migratory workers fishing to eat, Belle Glade, Florida, January 1939.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fishing, fishing boat, river, lake, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro laborers sitting around in front of a fire on Saturday night in a street of the Negro quarter of Belle Glade, Florida, February 1941.

Negro laborers sitting around in front of a fire on Saturday night in ...

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

Jack Carter as Macbeth - A piece of paper with some handwriting on it

Jack Carter as Macbeth - A piece of paper with some handwriting on it

Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Rex Ingram, bowing - A piece of paper with a picture of a plane on it

Rex Ingram, bowing - A piece of paper with a picture of a plane on it

Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Studio portrait of unidentified seated young man, his left arm resting on chair.]
Portrait of Sea Island School teacher Miss Harriet W. Murray, with students Elsie and Puss, Feb. 1866.

Portrait of Sea Island School teacher Miss Harriet W. Murray, with stu...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Your friend, Jno. H. Smith. - Public domain portrait print
Blackface show, singers

Blackface show, singers

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Lieutenant Clarence Samuels of the United States Coast Guard, the highest ranking African American officer in the Navy

Photograph of Lieutenant Clarence Samuels of the United States Coast G...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The design and execution of a hooked rug, as taught by the Art Teaching Division of the New York City WPA Art Project at the Harlem Community Art Center

The design and execution of a hooked rug, as taught by the Art Teachin...

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

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington
[Portrait of unidentified young woman in plaid dress and hat.]

[Portrait of unidentified young woman in plaid dress and hat.]

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

C.C.P. - Public domain portrait print Cartes de visite
Isaac and Rosa, emancipated slave children

Isaac and Rosa, emancipated slave children

Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, child, children, infant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Emancipation. - Public domain portrait photograph Cartes de visite

Emancipation. - Public domain portrait photograph Cartes de visite

Public domain photograph related to the history of Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flora Stewart, Londonberry, N. H. Aged 117 years. Taken Nov. 5, 1867.

Flora Stewart, Londonberry, N. H. Aged 117 years. Taken Nov. 5, 1867.

Public domain portrait photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Corner of room of living quarters provided for Negro strawberry pickers near Independence, Louisiana, April 1939.

Corner of room of living quarters provided for Negro strawberry picker...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harlem Art Center, boys with tools
Room set up and remedial activities, girls' class, P.S. 94
John King, chimney sweep, shown with gear while singing out his call.

John King, chimney sweep, shown with gear while singing out his call.

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Studio portrait of [Patrick Reason].

Studio portrait of [Patrick Reason].

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

[Studio portrait of a man.] - Public domain portrait print

[Studio portrait of a man.] - Public domain portrait print

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

[Woman wearing dress covered with lace across the bodice.]

[Woman wearing dress covered with lace across the bodice.]

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Miss Perry, colored albina, Barnum Show

Miss Perry, colored albina, Barnum Show

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Standing woman, wearing dress with bustle, holding purse at side and umbrella resting on pedestal.]

[Standing woman, wearing dress with bustle, holding purse at side and ...

Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Woman and two men, standing

Woman and two men, standing

Public domain photograph of a scene - movie or theatrical production, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three men standing, two women sitting

Three men standing, two women sitting

Public domain photograph of theatrical production, cabaret, musical, performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bar scene - A black and white photo of a group of people

Bar scene - A black and white photo of a group of people

Public domain photograph of theatrical or movie production, scene, actors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Constance Daniel and Jerome Robinson; Farm Security Administration [FSA administrative files]; Sept. 1941.

Constance Daniel and Jerome Robinson; Farm Security Administration [FS...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negro school children studying near Southeast Missouri Farms, August 1938.

Negro school children studying near Southeast Missouri Farms, August 1...

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

Spectators and witnesses on second day of Superior Court during trial of automobile accident case during Court Week in Granville County Court House, Oxford, North Carolina. November 1939.

Spectators and witnesses on second day of Superior Court during trial ...

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

Kate. - Public domain monumental decor print Cartes de visite

Kate. - Public domain monumental decor print Cartes de visite

Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Chester, U.S. minister, Liberia. Cartes de visite

Chester, U.S. minister, Liberia. Cartes de visite

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

[Half-figure portrait of man wearing bow tie.]

[Half-figure portrait of man wearing bow tie.]

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

UNIA Parade, organized in Harlem, 1920

UNIA Parade, organized in Harlem, 1920

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

Two African American Lieutenants of the Women's Army Corps sitting at a table and working on jigsaw puzzles while three others assist and look on

Two African American Lieutenants of the Women's Army Corps sitting at ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

SPAR Olivia J. Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York, 1945

SPAR Olivia J. Hooker, of Columbus, Ohio, at the U.S. Coast Guard Trai...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Children's art classes, Snyder Ave Boys Club
Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Miss., June 1937.

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Miss., June 1937.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kitchen of apartment occupied by Negroes, South Side of Chicago, Illinois, April 1941.

Kitchen of apartment occupied by Negroes, South Side of Chicago, Illin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Negroes leaving their home - A black and white drawing of people on a river

Negroes leaving their home - A black and white drawing of people on a ...

Public domain scan of artwork related to technological or industrial history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a bust of a man Booker T. Washington, portrait bust in patined plaster

A black and white photo of a bust of a man Booker T. Washington, portr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Studio portrait of young woman.]

[Studio portrait of young woman.]

Public domain portrait photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Maurice Ellis, who portrays Philip Lawrence

Maurice Ellis, who portrays Philip Lawrence

Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

John Gassett. - Public domain portrait print

John Gassett. - Public domain portrait print

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

Poster warning Blacks in Boston - kidnappers.

Poster warning Blacks in Boston - kidnappers.

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A cello student of the Adult Education Classes under the Federal Music Project at Carlton YMCA

A cello student of the Adult Education Classes under the Federal Music...

Public domain photograph of musician playing music, musical instrument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portraits of men, Brazil. - Public domain portrait print

Portraits of men, Brazil. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Negro tenant farmer who grew strawberries on shares near Hammond, Louisiana. The husband said that in a good year they came out with maybe two hundred dollars, April 1939.

Negro tenant farmer who grew strawberries on shares near Hammond, Loui...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

E. Lewis. Sculptor - Public domain portrait print

E. Lewis. Sculptor - Public domain portrait print

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

Negroes in bunkhouse in strawberry fields near Hammond, Louisiana; Note crude bunks, straw mattresses, and crowded conditions, April 1939.

Negroes in bunkhouse in strawberry fields near Hammond, Louisiana; Not...

Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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