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Teacher and student at piano, Jewish Settlement

Teacher and student at piano, Jewish Settlement

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Music classes, keyboards

Music classes, keyboards

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Children's art classes, Snyder Ave Boys Club
Woman smiling, surrounded by three men

Woman smiling, surrounded by three men

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

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

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Edward Fraction as the Mikado and Mabel Walker as Katisha

Edward Fraction as the Mikado and Mabel Walker as Katisha

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Bar scene with women standing

Bar scene with women standing

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Rex Ingram pointing gun at woman

Rex Ingram pointing gun at woman

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Midtown Community Center, percussion students

Midtown Community Center, percussion students

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St John's Music, violin students

St John's Music, violin students

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Gwendolyn Bennett, Sara West, Louise Jefferson, Augusta Savage, Eleanor Roosevelt
Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School, experimental garden

Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School, experimental garden

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Rex Ingram and four other men

Rex Ingram and four other men

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Frauline Alford in Mom Robbins' Restaurant: Act I

Frauline Alford in Mom Robbins' Restaurant: Act I

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Estelle Hemsley and Alberta Perkins discussing the fate of Philip Lawrence

Estelle Hemsley and Alberta Perkins discussing the fate of Philip Lawr...

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

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

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Remedial reading, P.S. 94

Remedial reading, P.S. 94

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Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers

Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers

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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 ...

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

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

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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

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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

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Crowds outside the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth"

Crowds outside the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macb...

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Educational Unit - A black and white photo of three men sitting at a table
Rhythym Bands - from 18 months to 10 years

Rhythym Bands - from 18 months to 10 years

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135th St. near 5th Ave.

135th St. near 5th Ave.

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Sugar Hill - A black and white photo of a city street

Sugar Hill - A black and white photo of a city street

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Children's piano classes

Children's piano classes

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Sousaphone player - A black and white photo of a man playing a tuba

Sousaphone player - A black and white photo of a man playing a tuba

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Mothers Rhythym Band, Council House

Mothers Rhythym Band, Council House

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Music classes, singing - An old photo of a woman teaching a class of children

Music classes, singing - An old photo of a woman teaching a class of c...

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Amateur orchestra, organized and taught by the Federal Music Project's Music Education Division at the Central Brooklyn Music Center

Amateur orchestra, organized and taught by the Federal Music Project's...

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Room set up and remedial activities, P.S. 94

Room set up and remedial activities, P.S. 94

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Front row: Zell Ingram, Pemberton West, Augusta Savage, Robert Pious, Sara West, Gwendolyn Bennett; back row: Elton Fax, Rex Gorleigh, Fred Perry, William Artis, Francisco Lard, Louis Jefferson, Norman Lewis

Front row: Zell Ingram, Pemberton West, Augusta Savage, Robert Pious, ...

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Dry Cleaning

Dry Cleaning

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Rex Ingram, shirtless - Egypt

Rex Ingram, shirtless - Egypt

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Gwendolyn Bennett, Sara West, Louise Jefferson, Augusta Savage, Eleanor Roosevelt

Gwendolyn Bennett, Sara West, Louise Jefferson, Augusta Savage, Eleano...

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Sidewalk Sitters
Man and woman pointing - A man and a woman standing in front of a window

Man and woman pointing - A man and a woman standing in front of a wind...

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Frauline Alford and Maurice Ellis: Act I

Frauline Alford and Maurice Ellis: Act I

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Man standing by table - A close up of a piece of paper with writing on it

Man standing by table - A close up of a piece of paper with writing on...

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Children's art classes, Snyder Ave Boys Club
Harlem Tenement in Summer
133rd St. near 5th Ave.

133rd St. near 5th Ave.

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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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Maurice Ellis, who portrays Philip Lawrence

Maurice Ellis, who portrays Philip Lawrence

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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...

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Oliver Harrington supervises class studying mural work, Hudson Ave Boys' Club
Living room scene - A black and white photo of a group of people

Living room scene - A black and white photo of a group of people

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Crowds outside the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth" produced by the Federal Negro Theatre

Crowds outside the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macb...

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Woman with raised arms - A black and white photo of a man cutting another man's hair

Woman with raised arms - A black and white photo of a man cutting anot...

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Parker Watkins and others. Opera advertisement

Parker Watkins and others. Opera advertisement

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Zola King in Chick Turner's Cabaret: Act II

Zola King in Chick Turner's Cabaret: Act II

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Blackface show, singers

Blackface show, singers

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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...

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Harlem Art Center, boys with tools
Room set up and remedial activities, girls' class, P.S. 94
Woman and two men, standing

Woman and two men, standing

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Three men standing, two women sitting

Three men standing, two women sitting

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

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

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O.J. Thomas congratulates the oldest students in the district

O.J. Thomas congratulates the oldest students in the district

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Harlem YMCA Music and Music History Class conducted by instructors from the Federal Music Project

Harlem YMCA Music and Music History Class conducted by instructors fro...

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Three students in an art class, Harlem Community Art Center
Central Manhattan Music Center, horn players

Central Manhattan Music Center, horn players

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Flatbush art students showing examples of their work
Girl and boy sculpting, Harlem Art Center
Children's piano classes
Three women - A black and white photo of three women in dresses

Three women - A black and white photo of three women in dresses

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Man kissing a woman's hand

Man kissing a woman's hand

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Rex Ingram, shirtless, with gun, and crowd

Rex Ingram, shirtless, with gun, and crowd

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Man raising sword - A black and white photo of a group of people

Man raising sword - A black and white photo of a group of people

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Students writing - A group of women sitting around a table

Students writing - A group of women sitting around a table

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Art class, male student
Fife and drum competition, side-on, Staten Island Armory

Fife and drum competition, side-on, Staten Island Armory

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Music classes, tambourines and piano

Music classes, tambourines and piano

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Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School literacy class

Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School literacy class

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Art classes, Harlem Community Art Center
Functions in the Writers' Project

Functions in the Writers' Project

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Room set up and remedial activities, P.S. 94

Room set up and remedial activities, P.S. 94

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Lenox Fruit and Vegetable Market

Lenox Fruit and Vegetable Market

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Alvin Childress as Jacques

Alvin Childress as Jacques

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Doe Doe Green as Chet Jackson

Doe Doe Green as Chet Jackson

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Carl W. Huser, State Director of WPA education program, presenting awards

Carl W. Huser, State Director of WPA education program, presenting awa...

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Edna Thomas as Lady Macbeth with cast

Edna Thomas as Lady Macbeth with cast

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Scout Troop - A group of men in uniform standing in front of a stage

Scout Troop - A group of men in uniform standing in front of a stage

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Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers

Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers

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The Jitterbug Chorus Line

The Jitterbug Chorus Line

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Two men and a woman, standing

Two men and a woman, standing

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Rex Ingram clasping Alvin Childress' arms

Rex Ingram clasping Alvin Childress' arms

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From Pinocchio, soldiers and general

From Pinocchio, soldiers and general

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Shoeshiners, 135th St. and Lenox Ave.
Remedial reading and arithmetic training, house on chalkboard, St Thomas School

Remedial reading and arithmetic training, house on chalkboard, St Thom...

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Waiting to register for music classes under the Federal Music Project

Waiting to register for music classes under the Federal Music Project

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Federal Music Project, students at desks
The Show-Off still
Teacher and student at piano, Jewish Settlement
Acceptance of bust of Samuel Huntington as part of graduation exercises
Central Manhattan Music Center, horn players
Room set up and remedial activities, P.S. 10

Room set up and remedial activities, P.S. 10

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Amateur orchestra, organized and taught by the Federal Music Project's Music Education Division at the Central Brooklyn Music Center
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