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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.
Man kissing a woman's hand

Man kissing a woman's hand

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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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Pushcart vendors, 145th St. and 9th Ave.

Pushcart vendors, 145th St. and 9th Ave.

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Parker Watkins with raised sword, and others

Parker Watkins with raised sword, and others

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Two men and woman in evening dress

Two men and woman in evening dress

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Woman in evening dress and Rex Ingram

Woman in evening dress and Rex Ingram

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Man and lion, dancing - An old photo of a man and a woman

Man and lion, dancing - An old photo of a man and a woman

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Classes in Plaza Music Center
Doe Doe Green as Hiram the farmer

Doe Doe Green as Hiram the farmer

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Pushcart vendors at 145th St. and 8th Ave.
Madison Ave. at 133rd St.
Minto Cato and Parker Watkins

Minto Cato and Parker Watkins

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Woman and two men, standing
Woman in evening dress and Rex Ingram

Woman in evening dress and Rex Ingram

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Alvin Childress and Rex Ingram
Chick Turner's Cabaret dancer: Act II
Zola King, eccentric dancer doing her nightly stunt in the cabaret scene
Couples dancing in Chick Turner's Cabaret: Act II

Couples dancing in Chick Turner's Cabaret: Act II

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Edward Fraction as the Mikado and Mabel Walker as Katisha
Central Brooklyn Music Center, percussion students

Central Brooklyn Music Center, percussion students

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Central Manhattan Music School, students around piano

Central Manhattan Music School, students around piano

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String players
Students on stage
Three students in an art class, Harlem Community Art Center
Girl and boy sculpting, Harlem Art Center
Girls during remedial activities, P.S. 10
Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School literacy class
Ting-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Clarence Yates and Francena Scott: Act II, Scene 3

Ting-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Clarence Yates and Francena Scott: Act II, S...

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Doe Doe Green as Chet Jackson

Doe Doe Green as Chet Jackson

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Maurice Cooper as Nanki-Poo and Gladys Boucree as Yum-Yum

Maurice Cooper as Nanki-Poo and Gladys Boucree as Yum-Yum

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Men moving barrels - A group of men standing next to each other

Men moving barrels - A group of men standing next to each other

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Orchestra - An old photo of a group of people playing music

Orchestra - An old photo of a group of people playing music

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Alvin Childress and Rex Ingram

Alvin Childress and Rex Ingram

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Woman pleading - A black and white photo of a group of people

Woman pleading - A black and white photo of a group of people

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Couples dancing in Chick Turner's Cabaret: Act II

Couples dancing in Chick Turner's Cabaret: Act II

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Pinocchio cast on stage

Pinocchio cast on stage

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Lewis White, William Franklin, Frankie Fambro, Gladys Boucree, and Mabel Carter

Lewis White, William Franklin, Frankie Fambro, Gladys Boucree, and Mab...

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Fife and drum competition trophy
Doe Doe Green, Lester Palmer, Sybil Moore, "Aggie", and Clifton Davis
Clarence Yates and Francina Scott in a grotesque ballet dance

Clarence Yates and Francina Scott in a grotesque ballet dance

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Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers
Juanita Hall, conducting the Negro Melody Singers
Harlem Tenement in Summer
Man sitting with map - Public domain geographic map

Man sitting with map - Public domain geographic map

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Rex Ingram clasping Alvin Childress' arms
Pinocchio musicians

Pinocchio musicians

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Cast of Il Trovatore
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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Art class with male subject at the Harlem Community Art Center

Art class with male subject at the Harlem Community Art Center

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Children's piano class, Central Manhattan Music School

Children's piano class, Central Manhattan Music School

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Music classes, keyboards and piano

Music classes, keyboards and piano

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Arthur Thompson, staff conductor of the Concert Division, Federal Music Project
Edna Thomas as Lady Macbeth
Drum students around a table
Music classes, singing - A piece of paper with a drawing on it

Music classes, singing - A piece of paper with a drawing on it

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Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School, experimental garden
Functions in the Writers' Project

Functions in the Writers' Project

A document with a drawing of a person holding a camera. A sheet of paper with a drawing of a woman on it. Public domain postcard scan.

Boys sculpting a horse, Harlem Community Art Center
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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Female dancer in flowered dress

Female dancer in flowered dress

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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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The Three Monkeys - An old photo of three monkeys wearing gas masks

The Three Monkeys - An old photo of three monkeys wearing gas masks

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Pushcart vendors at 145th St. and 8th Ave.

Pushcart vendors at 145th St. and 8th Ave.

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A straw boss meets a delegation of turpentine workers who are demanding higher pay and better working conditions

A straw boss meets a delegation of turpentine workers who are demandin...

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Minto Cato. Opera advertisement

Minto Cato. Opera advertisement

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Two men, standing - A couple of men standing next to each other

Two men, standing - A couple of men standing next to each other

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Two soldiers, saluting - A group of men standing next to each other

Two soldiers, saluting - A group of men standing next to each other

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Rex Ingram - A black and white photo of a man in uniform

Rex Ingram - A black and white photo of a man in uniform

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Man and woman embracing

Man and woman embracing

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18 months to 5 years
Sugar Hill
Dorothy Jones, Libby Robinson, and Ruth Moore as penguins
Two men standing, one sitting

Two men standing, one sitting

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Man and woman, talking - A close up of a piece of paper on a table

Man and woman, talking - A close up of a piece of paper on a table

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Kneeling man
Frauline Alford and Maurice Ellis: Act I
Maurice Ellis, who portrays Philip Lawrence
Minto Cato sitting - A piece of paper with writing on it

Minto Cato sitting - A piece of paper with writing on it

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String players - A black and white photo of a man playing a violin

String players - A black and white photo of a man playing a violin

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Students on stage - A black and white photo of a group of people

Students on stage - A black and white photo of a group of people

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

Female student, art class at Harlem Community Art Center
Children's show African-American experience

Children's show African-American experience

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Music classes, violin - A black and white photo of a group of children playing instruments

Music classes, violin - A black and white photo of a group of children...

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Central Manhattan Music Center

Central Manhattan Music Center

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Carl W. Huser, State Director of WPA education program, presenting awards
Music class with instructor at the board
Crowds outside the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth"
Amateur orchestra, organized and taught by the Federal Music Project's Music Education Division at the Central Brooklyn Music Center
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