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Glass cup in the shape of a negro head

Glass cup in the shape of a negro head

Glass objects, Roman Empire. Public domain photograph of archaeological object, Roman Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Landschap met vrouw rijdend op een muilezel langs de Aqua Negro tussen Bologna en Florence

Landschap met vrouw rijdend op een muilezel langs de Aqua Negro tussen...

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century Italian print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Landschap met vrouw rijdend op een muilezel langs de Aqua Negro tussen Bologna en Florence

Landschap met vrouw rijdend op een muilezel langs de Aqua Negro tussen...

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century Italian print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Black control of the Black community! vote Socialist Workers in 1970.

Black control of the Black community! vote Socialist Workers in 1970.

Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Gentleman with two Negro workers bowing over grave]

[Gentleman with two Negro workers bowing over grave]

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Branstard, J.

John Gassett. - Public domain portrait print

John Gassett. - Public domain portrait print

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Sheet of sketches for the illustrated 1852 London edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin showing Simon Legree and some of the other central characters]

[Sheet of sketches for the illustrated 1852 London edition of Uncle To...

Purchase; Warren Ewens; 1993; (DLC-PP/1993:162). Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan ... More

Congressional surgery. Legislative quackery, Political Cartoon

Congressional surgery. Legislative quackery, Political Cartoon

A rare anti-North satire, probably dealing with either the Crittenden Compromise or the Douglas Compromise. Proposed in December 1860 in the form of several constitutional amendments, the former called for rest... More

The undecided political prize fight, Political Cartoon

The undecided political prize fight, Political Cartoon

A pro-Breckinridge satire on the 1860 presidential contest. Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln (right) and Democrat Stephen A. Douglas (left) appear as boxers squaring off in a ring before a small crowd of on... More

War views -- Army of the Potomac -- the way they cook dinner in camp

War views -- Army of the Potomac -- the way they cook dinner in camp

Photograph shows five Union soldiers, including one African American soldier, sitting and eating in front of tents. No. 2057. Photographer's name from same photograph in New York Public Library Digital Collect... More

Mansion of the rebel Genl. Thomas F. Drayton, Hilton Head, S.C.

Mansion of the rebel Genl. Thomas F. Drayton, Hilton Head, S.C.

Photograph showing African American slave women and Union soldiers outside Drayton's house. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.272). Gladstone's note: M22.

The war in the southwest - Adjutant-General Thomas addressing the Negroes in Louisiana on the duties of freedom / from photograph.

The war in the southwest - Adjutant-General Thomas addressing the Negr...

Print shows a large crowd of African American men, women, and children, some wearing military uniforms, listening to Adjutant-General Lorenzo Thomas speak "on the duties and responsibilities of freedom."

Contrabands building a levee on the Mississippi river, below Baton Rouge, under the direction of Capt. Hodge, General Augur's staff - Baton Rouge in the distance / sketched March 13, by our special artist, F.H. Schell.

Contrabands building a levee on the Mississippi river, below Baton Rou...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 May 9, pp. 104-105.

Belle Plain, Virginia (vicinity). Camp of Negro laborers in the Quartermaster's Department

Belle Plain, Virginia (vicinity). Camp of Negro laborers in the Quarte...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The great labor question from a Southern point of view

The great labor question from a Southern point of view

Man, seated on porch, with family, holding newspaper, and saying, "My boy - we've toiled and taken care of you long enough - now you've got to work!", to an African American man standing in front of the porch, ... More

Contrabands accompanying the line of Sherman's march through Georgia / / from a sketch by our special artist. The last scene. John Garth and Olivia Ruthermayne. The blot on the Ruthermayne escutcheon

Contrabands accompanying the line of Sherman's march through Georgia /...

Four illustrations: contrabands accompaning the line of Sherman's march through Georgia; dead girl(?) on bed and man standing alongside; John Garth and Olivia Ruthermayne seated; Ruthermayne escutcheon (barber supplies).

[Black soldier, Indian war period, Infantry, Co. D with shoulder knots, holding noncom sword, wearing aiguelette, crossed rifles with "D" on kepi, white gloves plus 3 service stripes (i.e. 15 years service)]

[Black soldier, Indian war period, Infantry, Co. D with shoulder knots...

Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.332) Title from Gladstone collection checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: T48.

Negro incense burner in Peru - Public domain portrait photograph

Negro incense burner in Peru - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows portrait of young, well dressed black woman holding an ornate handled plate with an incense burner shaped like a turkey. Photographs by Courret Hermanos Fotogs., Lima, Peru. In album: Recuerdo... More

[Portrait of two young African American women, one standing, one seated]

[Portrait of two young African American women, one standing, one seate...

Forms part of the Anthony Barboza collection. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified African American man] / Broadbent & Phillips, 1206 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

[Unidentified African American man] / Broadbent & Phillips, 1206 Chest...

No. 28229. Public domain photograph - 19th-century male studio portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

2nd Res. 1st New R. Div. & Division office, Major Temple's

2nd Res. 1st New R. Div. & Division office, Major Temple's

Photograph shows several men, possibly a survey crew, standing in front of two-story wooden building. In Jedediah Hotchkiss photograph album of views along railroad lines and rivers from near Staunton, Virgini... More

Plantation banjo player, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Plantation banjo player, American vaudeville and popular entertainment...

F9878 U.S. Copyright Office Created and copyright 1875 by Courier Co. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Two Negroes leaning over a log] / O. Pierre Havens, (successor to Wilson & Havens,) photographer, 143 Broughton Street, Savannah, Ga.

[Two Negroes leaning over a log] / O. Pierre Havens, (successor to Wil...

Stereograph shows two African American boys leaning on a log and staring into space. 7052 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from copyright records.

Washington, D.C.--the new administration--colored citizens paying their respects to Marshall Frederick Douglass, in his office at the city hall / sketched by our special artist.

Washington, D.C.--the new administration--colored citizens paying thei...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1877 April 7, p. 85. Reference copy in BIOG. FILE.

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: Cotton warehouse, carrying cotton]

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: Cotton warehouse, carryi...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: Cotton warehouse, carrying cotton]

[African Americans working, Charleston, S.C.: Cotton warehouse, carryi...

Stereo copyrighted by Kilburn Brothers. No. 465. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: African Americans Working; Pumps; Street vendors; Cotton Industry; Rice; Docks; Geogr.

Portrait photo of [African American woman, seated]

Portrait photo of [African American woman, seated]

Forms part of the Anthony Barboza collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A family party - the 200th birthday of the healthiest of Uncle Sam's adopted children / F. Graetz.

A family party - the 200th birthday of the healthiest of Uncle Sam's a...

Print shows Uncle Sam standing at the head of a table at a dinner party in honor of the "Bi-Centennial Celebration of the First German Settlement", with Columbia sitting next to him; around the table are a "Spa... More

F.E.G. kidney remedy. The newly discovered herb medicine. Sold everywhere / Van.

F.E.G. kidney remedy. The newly discovered herb medicine. Sold everywh...

Patent medicine poster showing "Paul and Virginia," caricatures of an African American couple on a swing.

Thatcher, Primrose & West's Minstrels

Thatcher, Primrose & West's Minstrels

Caption: Music and it's charms, originated & directed by Mr. Barney Fagan. Created by "The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cinti, N=Y & London." N.Y. 2251. Forms part of: Minstrel poster collection (Library of Congress)

All mine - Public domain portrait print

All mine - Public domain portrait print

An African American family at home. 6333 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Strohmeyer & Wyman.

Extempo club of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.

Extempo club of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.

Nine young black men posed, seated around two small tables. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Senior preparatory class of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., before 1906

Senior preparatory class of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., before ...

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The colored school, Charleston, S.C., U.S.A.

The colored school, Charleston, S.C., U.S.A.

African American girls walking single file outside school. Title transcribed from item. Copyright by B.W. Kilburn. No. 6680.

These are the generations of Ham

These are the generations of Ham

Group of African American women, children, and a man seated outside a wood-shingled building. 7709 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Strohmeyer & Wyman.

Memphis Exhibit, Negro Building, Atlanta Exposition

Memphis Exhibit, Negro Building, Atlanta Exposition

Four black people: one woman seated looking at photo album(?), one woman standing, men signing paper, another man beside him.

Primrose & West's Big Minstrels

Primrose & West's Big Minstrels

C259696 U.S. Copyright Office Captions: New and superb prismatic first part Wm. H. West in the superb prismatic first part & the great Zouave Patrol Ezra Kendall Carroll Johnson, the Adonis of minstrelsy ... More

[Young men training in blacksmithing at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia]

[Young men training in blacksmithing at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Vi...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sisters of the Holy Family, New Orleans, La.

Sisters of the Holy Family, New Orleans, La.

Title from caption card. Images collected by W.E.B. Du Bois and Thomas J. Calloway for the "American Negro Exhibit" at the Paris Exposition of 1900 (Exposition universelle internationale de 1900). Reportedly di... More

[Interior view of room showing furniture, piano, and chandelier]

[Interior view of room showing furniture, piano, and chandelier]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 287. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing left]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing left]

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Houses along a dirt road in Georgia]

[Houses along a dirt road in Georgia]

Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[African American man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 49. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

[African American men seated on porch steps]

[African American men seated on porch steps]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 254. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

Poster - Over the fence by Owen Davis. - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Over the fence by Owen Davis. - Public domain lithograph

53218 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." "The realization of comedy." Created and "copyright 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin. & N.Y." No. 4066. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library... More

[S.J. Gilpin shoe store, Richmond, Virginia]

[S.J. Gilpin shoe store, Richmond, Virginia]

Mail carrier and six other men posed standing at entrance to shop.

[African American girl, full-length portrait, standing next to table, facing front]

[African American girl, full-length portrait, standing next to table, ...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 216. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[Unpaved street with houses in Georgia]

[Unpaved street with houses in Georgia]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 309. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[African American girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[African American girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 8. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P Re... More

[African American man, head-and-shoulders length portrait, facing left]

[African American man, head-and-shoulders length portrait, facing left...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 205. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[Two African American men in horse-drawn carriage and two standing alongside]

[Two African American men in horse-drawn carriage and two standing alo...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 233. Photograph damaged. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs f... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 151. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

Negro church - African Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.

Negro church - African Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Reportedly displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Caption card tracings: DC, Wash. Churches; African Americ... More

[Exterior view of farmhouse]. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

[Exterior view of farmhouse]. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 256. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Exterior view of large unidentified building in Georgia, with a man standing in front holding an umbrella, and a group of children sitting on the porch]

[Exterior view of large unidentified building in Georgia, with a man s...

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 334. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[African American woman, half-length portrait, seated, right profile, wearing coat]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, seated, right profile, ...

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 2, no. 197. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P ... More

[View down dirt road with houses in the distance]

[View down dirt road with houses in the distance]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 3, no. 272. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Exterior view of houses along unpaved street in Georgia]

[Exterior view of houses along unpaved street in Georgia]

In album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 306. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in ... More

[Young African American woman, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing hat]

[Young African American woman, half-length portrait, facing right, wea...

In album: Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 40. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P Reading Room... More

[Bricklaying at Claflin University, Orangeburg, S.C.]

[Bricklaying at Claflin University, Orangeburg, S.C.]

Bricklaying class. Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

[African American woman, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[African American woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

In album (disbound): Types of American Negroes, compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 1, no. 96. B&w copy prints for LOT 11930 are provided as surrogates of original photographs for reference use in P&P R... More

National Negro Business League Executive Committee

National Negro Business League Executive Committee

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Galveston disaster, I'm glad Ise living

Galveston disaster, I'm glad Ise living

African American boy, sitting on debris in the wake of the 1900 hurricane, Galveston, Texas. D19941 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.

[Sgt. William Carney, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Sgt. William Carney, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Detail of Medal of Honor men, Lot 11931, plate 69. (LC-USZ62-91683). Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress). Surrogate available as microfilm in P&P Reading Room.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the descendants of former African slaves now in residence in the United States of America] Comparative rate of increase of the white and Negro elements of the population of the United States / / Done by Atlanta University.

[A series of statistical charts illustrating the condition of the desc...

Line graph shows comparison of African American to white populations between 1790 and 1890. Title from LOT 11931, no. 37; part title from item. Chart prepared by Atlanta University students for the Negro Exhibi... More

[Dennis Bell, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

[Dennis Bell, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

Detail of Medal of Honor men, Lot 11931, plate 69. (LC-USZ62-91683). Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress). Surrogate available as microfilm in P&P Reading Room.

[The Georgia Negro] Race amalgamation in Georgia based on a study of 40,000 individuals of Negro descent.

[The Georgia Negro] Race amalgamation in Georgia based on a study of 4...

Graph shows percentage of African Americans in Georgia with white descendents. Title from LOT 11931, no. 1; part title from item. Chart prepared by Du Bois for the Negro Exhibit of the American Section at the P... More

Negro singing and dancing group

Negro singing and dancing group

A group of men standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prof. Camilla Negro, portrait bust

Prof. Camilla Negro, portrait bust

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Buckner & the three wheeled chaise

Buckner & the three wheeled chaise

Photograph shows Willis Buckner, African American man, wearing top coat and top hat, holding bridle of horse hitched to empty three wheeled chaise, in Highland Falls, N. Y.

T. Thomas Fortune House, 94 West Bergen Place, Red Bank, Monmouth County, NJ

T. Thomas Fortune House, 94 West Bergen Place, Red Bank, Monmouth Coun...

West Bergen Place has been renamed Drs. James Parker Boulevard. Significance: Born a slave, crusading journalist T. Thomas Fortune eventually owned and operated three newspapers which he used to fight against c... More

Buffalo Bill's wild west parade /

Buffalo Bill's wild west parade /

The film shows a parade down Fifth Avenue, New York. In the foreground many children, both black and white, can be seen following alongside the parade. The participants in the parade include cowboys, Indians, a... More

[Three African American women, full-length portrait, standing, at the State Fair at Saint Paul, Minn.]

[Three African American women, full-length portrait, standing, at the ...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dorothy Hall (girls' trades building), Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

Dorothy Hall (girls' trades building), Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The Collis P. Huntington Memorial Building, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

The Collis P. Huntington Memorial Building, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Whole black family at the Hermitage, Savannah, Ga.

The Whole black family at the Hermitage, Savannah, Ga.

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bulloch Hall dining room, scene of marriage of President Roosevelt's parents

Bulloch Hall dining room, scene of marriage of President Roosevelt's p...

Photograph shows African American man and woman in dining room of Bulloch Hall.

Tantum Hall / A. P. Bedou, N.O.

Tantum Hall / A. P. Bedou, N.O.

H95009 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright date on verso: June 10, 1907. Previously incorrectly filed as U.S. GEOG FILE - Louisiana - New Orleans (?)

Sixth Street market, Richmond, Virginia

Sixth Street market, Richmond, Virginia

African-American vendors and farm produce--melons, corn and squash. Copyright by Detroit Photographic Co.

[African American man with steer and mule pulling wagon]

[African American man with steer and mule pulling wagon]

Copyright by L.W. Stewart, Rocky Mount, Va.

Virgie, I didn't thought you would 'a' did me dataway--

Virgie, I didn't thought you would 'a' did me dataway--

(DLC/PP-1934:0045). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "When Pussy-Foot Came to Town" by Harris Dickson, Saturday evening post, 186:19 (March 14, 1914).

[Advertisement in the Negro World, January 17, 1925, announcing  the launching of the  ocean liner  S. S.  Booker T. Washington ]

[Advertisement in the Negro World, January 17, 1925, announcing the l...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Colored Troops - A "Boom-A-Loom" Negro Sentry guarding American Red Cross supplies in Salonica, Greece

Colored Troops - A "Boom-A-Loom" Negro Sentry guarding American Red Cr...

Photographer: American Red Cross Colored Troops Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

ARMY, U.S. NEGRO TROOPS - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

ARMY, U.S. NEGRO TROOPS - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The fighting U.S.A. Marine Brigade in Belleau wood; The soldier applying the bayonet is an American Negro.

The fighting U.S.A. Marine Brigade in Belleau wood; The soldier applyi...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Negro Band of the 814th Infantry leaving the Celtic after her arrival.

Negro Band of the 814th Infantry leaving the Celtic after her arrival.

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Inez P. McWhorter (Harding Cook)

Inez P. McWhorter (Harding Cook)

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Logging scene, Hattiesburg, Miss.

Logging scene, Hattiesburg, Miss.

Photograph shows African American loggers and oxen teams standing among piles of large logs. Additional title: Logging scene using oxen. No. 1157.

James Varick; [The first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1822.]

James Varick; [The first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Chu...

Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paine College, Augusta, Ga. - A black and white photo of a large house

Paine College, Augusta, Ga. - A black and white photo of a large house

Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

William J. Simmons. - Public domain portrait print

William J. Simmons. - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

Christopher Rush; [A man who had figured in the organization of the Zion Church in New York in 1796.]

Christopher Rush; [A man who had figured in the organization of the Zi...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

W. N. DeBerry; [Pastor of a Congregational Church in Springfield, Massachusetts.]

W. N. DeBerry; [Pastor of a Congregational Church in Springfield, Mass...

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

H. M. Turner. - A black and white photo of a man

H. M. Turner. - A black and white photo of a man

Picryl description: Public domain image from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Har... More

The Crimson skull, Movie Poster

The Crimson skull, Movie Poster

Motion picture poster showing a man and woman in western garb with a horse standing between them. The Norman Film M'f'g Co. presents "The Crimson Skull." Baffling western mystery photoplay co-starring Anita Bu... More

Bert Williams #7 / Lumiere, N.Y.

Bert Williams #7 / Lumiere, N.Y.

Photograph shows portrait of African American entertainer Egbert Austin "Bert" Williams in blackface.

"Dat's a remarkable fine chile, Mis' Peebles, what name have you giv her?"

"Dat's a remarkable fine chile, Mis' Peebles, what name have you giv h...

A cartoon of a black man in tattered clothing conversing with a black woman surrounded by her family, as she hangs her laundry to dry in her front yard. Her husband sleeps in a chair next to the front door. A... More

[Truck load of beef being delivered to Central Market, Washington, D.C.; black driver]

[Truck load of beef being delivered to Central Market, Washington, D.C...

National Photo Company Collection. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Huggins House, Princess Anne Co., Virginia

Huggins House, Princess Anne Co., Virginia

Elderly African American man standing at door of house built in the 17th century, Lynn Haven Village, Princess Anne Co., Virginia. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). VA 2456. Johnston's... More

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