Public Library Collection (#3)

Mr. Caleb Walton and Family, Basket Station, Ky.; This is his home, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Caleb Walton and Family, Basket Station, Ky.; This is his home, 1907

Team of Mr. Madock; Has business at Harvey, Ill. 1907. Creator: Unknown
Team of Mr. Madock; Has business at Harvey, Ill. 1907

Sixth Missionary Baptist Church, E. Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. J. T. Tunstill; Pastor, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Sixth Missionary Baptist Church, E. Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. J. T. Tunstill; Pastor, 1907

Mr. and Mrs. F Posey; Baskets, Ky.; A prosperous farmer, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Mr. and Mrs. F Posey; Baskets, Ky.; A prosperous farmer, 1907

Dr. T.H. Mack, wife and daughter; Pastor of Second Baptist Church for nearly twenty-five...Ky. 1907 Creator: Unknown
Dr. T.H. Mack, wife and daughter; Pastor of Second Baptist Church for nearly twenty-five years; Owns this beautiful home at Franklin, Ky. 1907

Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Additional title: Cartoons from " The Loil Legislature, " by Captain B. H. Screws

Sarah F. Bundy; President of Mothers Board, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Sarah F. Bundy; President of Mothers Board, 1922

The Knights of Pythias Temple; Propose $ 1, 200.000.00 International Temple of the Knights... 1925. Creator: Unknown
The Knights of Pythias Temple; Propose $ 1, 200.000.00 International Temple of the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the District of Columbia

General offices of "Liberty Life", 1925. Creator: Unknown. General offices of "Liberty Life", 1925
General offices of "Liberty Life", 1925

A.J. Carey, Jr.; The Chicago Daily News [1st prize check], 1925. Creator: Unknown
A.J. Carey, Jr.; The Chicago Daily News [1st prize check], 1925

Your Cab Company; In response to the need for rapid transportation in a city rapidly growing...1925. Creator: Unknown
Your Cab Company; In response to the need for rapid transportation in a city rapidly growing, "Your Cab Company" was incorporated, June 30th, 1923, 1925

The Chicago Defender; Interior of the Defender plant, where the world's greatest weekly... 1925. Creator: Unknown
The Chicago Defender; Interior of the Defender plant, where the world's greatest weekly is printed, 1925

Dr. Floyd W. Willis; A peep-in at an X-ray examination in the offices of Dr. Floyd W... 1925. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Floyd W. Willis; A peep-in at an X-ray examination in the offices of Dr. Floyd W. Willis, electro-therapist and X-ray expert, 1925

Dr. C. Jesse Davis, graduate of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. in his dental... 1925. Creator: Unknown
Dr. C. Jesse Davis, graduate of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. in his dental suite in the Roosevelt Bank building at 35th Street and Grand Boulevard, 1925

A country Blacksmith shop, 1874. Creator: Unknown
A country Blacksmith shop, 1874

Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Additional title: Cartoons from " The Loil Legislature, " by Captain B. H. Screws

Leaving Charleston on the city being bombarded, 1866. Creator: Unknown
Leaving Charleston on the city being bombarded, 1866

Teaching the Freedmen, 1866. Creator: Unknown
Teaching the Freedmen, 1866

Diploma awarded to William A.Yancey by Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, June 12, 1873. Hampton Institute in Virginia was founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School

Two's company, 1899. Creator: Jay Campbell Phillips
Two's company, 1899

Just a song at twilight, 1899. Creator: Jay Campbell Phillips
Just a song at twilight, 1899

Southern countryside dwellings, 1926. Creator: Julius John Lankes
Southern countryside dwellings, 1926

The breakdown, c1850-c1995. Creator: Unknown
The breakdown, c1850-c1995

Jubilee Club, St. Paul Normal and Industrial School, Lawrenceville, Virginia, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Jubilee Club, St. Paul Normal and Industrial School, Lawrenceville, Virginia, 1911

Booker T. Washington; President, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Booker T. Washington; President, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, 1911

Farmer's Conference, Lawrenceville, Virginia, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Farmer's Conference, Lawrenceville, Virginia, 1911

Cotton Mill, Greensboro, South Carolina, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Cotton Mill, Greensboro, South Carolina, 1911

Learning to make baskets; Saint Athanasius School; [Brunswick, Georgia], (1923?). Creator: Unknown
Learning to make baskets; Saint Athanasius School; [Brunswick, Georgia], (1923?)

Advanced cooking class; Saint Augustine's School; [Raleigh, North Carolina], (1923?). Creator: Unknown
Advanced cooking class; Saint Augustine's School; [Raleigh, North Carolina], (1923?)

Official Board of Jeter Church, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Official Board of Jeter Church, 1913

Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service], 1926. Creator: Unknown
Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service], 1926

Two volumes of folk-lore, 1926. Creator: Unknown
Two volumes of folk-lore, 1926

Some of my informants; [Note the "mojo" around the neck of the center figure], 1926. Creator: Unknown
Some of my informants; [Note the "mojo" around the neck of the center figure], 1926

Some of my informants, 1926. Creator: Unknown
Some of my informants, 1926

Nutmeg, red flannel and silver, 1926. Creator: Unknown
Nutmeg, red flannel and silver, 1926

Miss Harriet E. Giles; Miss Sophia P. Packard; Founders of Spelman Seminary, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Miss Harriet E. Giles; Miss Sophia P. Packard; Founders of Spelman Seminary, 1907

A subject for Mission work, 1907. Creator: Unknown
A subject for Mission work, 1907

An African American girl; Caroline's play, 1922. Creator: Unknown
An African American girl; Caroline's play, 1922

The Suburban Gardens, 1927. Creator: Addison N. Scurlock
The Suburban Gardens, 1927

An African American boy; The lost pocketbook, 1922. Creator: Unknown
An African American boy; The lost pocketbook, 1922

African American girls playing games, 1922. Creator: Unknown
African American girls playing games, 1922

African American children sitting on the stairs in front of their house, 1922. Creator: Unknown
African American children sitting on the stairs in front of their house, 1922

Sergeant Wm. H. Carney, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Sergeant Wm. H. Carney, 1902

An African American family; Reading books, 1922. Creator: Unknown
An African American family; Reading books, 1922

A Commencement- Day at Howard University, 1927. Creator: Addison N. Scurlock
A Commencement- Day at Howard University, 1927

The Howard University Varsity Basketball Team, 1927. Creator: Addison N. Scurlock
The Howard University Varsity Basketball Team, 1927

Class in Chemistry, Tuskegee Institute, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Class in Chemistry, Tuskegee Institute, 1902

Dairy class, Tuskegee Institute, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Dairy class, Tuskegee Institute, 1902

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