Public Library Collection (#5)

A street in Baltimore well known to charity workers, 1905. Creator: Unknown
A street in Baltimore well known to charity workers, 1905

Where Fighting Mag lived, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Where Fighting Mag lived, 1905

Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Association, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Officers of the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Association, 1922

Lou K. Early. ; Mary I. Weimer. ; Jo Lu Wolcott, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Lou K. Early. ; Mary I. Weimer. ; Jo Lu Wolcott, 1914

Robert Oscar Nizer, 1921. Creator: Unknown
Robert Oscar Nizer, 1921

Emma V. Kelley, 1921. Creator: Unknown
Emma V. Kelley, 1921

Edison Henshaw Gaines and wife, 1921. Creator: Unknown
Edison Henshaw Gaines and wife, 1921

Addie Gatewood Williams, 1921. Creator: Unknown
Addie Gatewood Williams, 1921

John Richard Curtis and family, 1921. Creator: Unknown
John Richard Curtis and family, 1921

Mrs. Isaac David Burrell; Isaac David Burrell, 1921. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Isaac David Burrell; Isaac David Burrell, 1921

Colored population ratio to total population 1880, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Colored population ratio to total population 1880, 1897

Friends, " Meharry Medical College, 1915, 1916. Creator: Unknown. Friends, " Meharry Medical College, 1915
Friends, " Meharry Medical College, 1915, 1916

A typical family group, 1916. Creator: Unknown
A typical family group, 1916

Editorial staff of the Journal of National Medical Association, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Editorial staff of the Journal of National Medical Association, 1916

Full-blood types: a winner of intellectual prizes, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Full-blood types: a winner of intellectual prizes, 1916

Cettiwayo, Zulu chieftain who annihilated British regiment, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Cettiwayo, Zulu chieftain who annihilated British regiment, 1916

An African Methodist Episcopal Bishop, 1916. Creator: Unknown
An African Methodist Episcopal Bishop, 1916

An African Methodist Episcopal Bishop, 1916. Creator: Unknown
An African Methodist Episcopal Bishop, 1916

Afro-Americans with more than national reputation, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Afro-Americans with more than national reputation, 1916

Afro-Americans with more than national reputation, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Afro-Americans with more than national reputation, 1916

A stitch in time saves nine, 1902. Creator: Unknown
A stitch in time saves nine, 1902

Paul Laurence Dunbar, the famous colored poet, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Paul Laurence Dunbar, the famous colored poet, 1902

Dr. R.F. Boyd : Professor in Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Dr. R.F. Boyd : Professor in Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. 1902

Hon. S.J. Jenkins, Austin, Texas, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Hon. S.J. Jenkins, Austin, Texas, 1902

Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner, Kansas City, Kansas, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner, Kansas City, Kansas, 1902

Prof. Wm. E. Holmes, President Central City College, Macon, Ga. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Prof. Wm. E. Holmes, President Central City College, Macon, Ga. 1902

Rev. M.W.D. Norman, D.D. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Rev. M.W.D. Norman, D.D. 1902

Atlanta Baptist Seminary, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Atlanta Baptist Seminary, 1902

Fisk jubilee singers : Who for seven years gave concerts in this country and in Europe... 1902. Creator: Unknown
Fisk jubilee singers : Who for seven years gave concerts in this country and in Europe, and secured funds sufficient to erect Jubilee Hall, 1902

Rev. D.J. Sanders, D.D. : President of Biddle University, Charlotte, N.C. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Rev. D.J. Sanders, D.D. : President of Biddle University, Charlotte, N.C. 1902

A number of Martin Ferguson's delivery wagons and horses, Jacksonville, Fla. 1902. Creator: Unknown
A number of Martin Ferguson's delivery wagons and horses, Jacksonville, Fla. 1902

Industrial school of Mrs. Ida E. Gladden, Greenville, S.C. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Industrial school of Mrs. Ida E. Gladden, Greenville, S.C. 1902

J.H. Darden ; H.P. Cheatham ; J.W. Adams ; A.C. Cornell ; Wm. Custalo. 1902. Creator: Unknown
J.H. Darden ; Henry Plummer Cheatham ; J.W. Adams ; A.C. Cornell ; Wm. Custalo. 1902

Allen University, Columbia, S.C. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Allen University, Columbia, S.C. 1902

M.W. Dogan ; James Kelly ; E. Hansberry ; Walter M. Coshburn ; W.R. Pettiford, 1902. Creator: Unknown
M.W. Dogan ; James Kelly ; E. Hansberry ; Walter M. Coshburn ; W.R. Pettiford, 1902

First Class of Alabama Luther College, March 1, 1923, 1927. Creator: Unknown
First Class of Alabama Luther College, March 1, 1923, 1927

Our theological students at Greensboro, February, 1926, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Our theological students at Greensboro, February, 1926, 1927

Our St. Paul's School in New Orleans, La. 1926, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Our St. Paul's School in New Orleans, La. 1926, 1927

Studio portrait of a young couple, he seated, she with hand on his shoulder, c1900. Creator: Carbon Studio
Studio portrait of a young couple, he seated, she with hand on his shoulder, c1900

Typesetting printing office, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Typesetting printing office, 1904

A sewing-class at Snow Hill, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
A sewing-class at Snow Hill, 1904

Outdoor work for girls, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Outdoor work for girls, 1904

An out-of-door class in laundry work, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
An out-of-door class in laundry work, 1904

Class in cooking, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Class in cooking, 1904

Barrel furniture, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Barrel furniture, 1904

Learning dressmaking, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Learning dressmaking, 1904

Class in physiology, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Class in physiology, 1904

Chemical laboratory, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Chemical laboratory, 1904

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