Public Library Collection (#6)

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

Class in outdoor arithmetic, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Class in outdoor arithmetic, 1904

Wood-turning machinery, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Wood-turning machinery, 1904

Class in outdoor nature study, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Class in outdoor nature study, 1904

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

Students framing the roof of a large building, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Students framing the roof of a large building, 1904

Class in outdoor geometry, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Class in outdoor geometry, 1904

The blacksmith shop, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The blacksmith shop, 1904

Class in mechanical drawing, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Class in mechanical drawing, 1904

Students at work in the school's foundry, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Students at work in the school's foundry, 1904

In the machine-shop, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
In the machine-shop, 1904

In the school's sawmill, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
In the school's sawmill, 1904

Basket-making, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Basket-making, 1904

Shoe shop making and repairing, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Shoe shop--making and repairing, 1904

At work in the school's brick-yard, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
At work in the school's brick-yard, 1904

Selecting fruit for canning, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Selecting fruit for canning, 1904

Digging foundation for a new building on the Institute grounds, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Digging foundation for a new building on the Institute grounds, 1904

Road-building by Tuskegee students, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Road-building by Tuskegee students, 1904

In the agricultural laboratory, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
In the agricultural laboratory, 1904

The repair shop, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The repair shop, 1904

Grinding sugar-cane at the school's sugar-hill, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Grinding sugar-cane at the school's sugar-hill, 1904

Geo. Parker, Editor The Freeman, now N.Y. Age. c1870. Creator: Hossack
Geo. Parker, Editor The Freeman, now N.Y. Age. c1870. Additional title: Freeman (New York, N.Y. : 1884)

Studio portrait of a man dressed in jacket, vest, tie and striped pants, c1880-c1889. Creator: Alexander Hesler
Studio portrait of a man dressed in jacket, vest, tie and striped pants, c1880-c1889

Man seated with banjo next to woman at stairs, 1903. Creator: Camera Club
Man seated with banjo next to woman at stairs, 1903

Bertie Graves from Albert Owens, c1870-c1879. Creator: Fischer
Bertie Graves from Albert Owens, c1870-c1879

Studio portrait of a man, c1880-c1889. Creator: G Everett
Studio portrait of a man, c1880-c1889

Dr. Booker T. Washington, 1908. Creator: Dimock
Dr. Booker T. Washington, 1908

John Smith, Minister to Liberia, c1870-c1876. Creator: George W. Davis
John Smith, Minister to Liberia, c1870-c1876

Woman wearing dress covered with lace across the bodice, c1890-c1899. Creator: Columbian Galleries
Woman wearing dress covered with lace across the bodice, c1890-c1899

Uncle Harmon Vann, 104 years old, Huntsville, Ala. 1898. Creator: Collins
Uncle Harmon Vann, 104 years old, Huntsville, Ala. 1898

Studio portrait of woman wearing hat, and velvet coat, c1880-c1889. Creators: O.C. Benjamin, Unknown
Studio portrait of woman wearing hat, and velvet coat, c1880-c1889

General office Virginia Beneficial and Insurance Co. Norfolk, Va. 1907. Creator: Unknown
General office Virginia Beneficial and Insurance Co. Norfolk, Va. 1907

James & Allen's Drug Co's. East Side Pharmacy, Chattanooga, Tenn. 1907. Creator: Unknown
James & Allen's Drug Co's. East Side Pharmacy, Chattanooga, Tenn. 1907

The Carolina Light Infantry and their armory, 1907. Creator: Unknown
The Carolina Light Infantry and their armory, 1907

R. B. Hudson and family, Selma, Ala. 1907. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Hudson and family, Selma, Ala. 1907

(1) M. M. Lewey, Editor Florida Sentinel, Pensacola, Fla. (2) Mrs. Bessie K. Lewey. (3)... 1907. Creator: Unknown
(1) M. M. Lewey, Editor Florida Sentinel, Pensacola, Fla. (2) Mrs. Bessie K. Lewey. (3) Irene V. Lewey. (4) John F. Lewey, 1907

Middleton's up-to-date market, Jacksonville, Fla. 1907. Creator: Unknown
Middleton's up-to-date market, Jacksonville, Fla. 1907

W. R. Pettiford, President. Alabama Penny Savings Bank, Birmingham, Ala. 1907. Creator: Unknown
W. R. Pettiford, President. Alabama Penny Savings Bank, Birmingham, Ala. 1907

Isaiah T. Montgomery, founder of Mound Bayou; Largest Colored taxpayer in Mississippi, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Isaiah T. Montgomery, founder of Mound Bayou; Largest Colored taxpayer in Mississippi, 1907

J. E. Clark's pineapple farm, Eatonville, Fla. 1907. Creator: Unknown
J. E. Clark's pineapple farm, Eatonville, Fla. 1907

City Council and jail, Eatonville, Fla. 1907. Creator: Unknown
City Council and jail, Eatonville, Fla. 1907

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