Vintage Photographs of Black Americans in the late 1800's - mid 1900's

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[staticshock]

that’s a weird instrumentation for a band. I gotta hear what they sound like

The Mississippi Sheiks are dope as hell. One of my favorite musical groups of all time.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

that’s a weird instrumentation for a band. I gotta hear what they sound like



The Mississippi Sheiks are dope as hell. One of my favorite musical groups of all time.

yes sir

Spoiler

 

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A group of boys with fly swats that they made at the Movable School.
Creator Tuskegee University Archives

Happy 24 Club. Young women's club. Photo taken in front of Huntington Hall, Tuskegee Institute. Photo taken in 1900.

From left to right: 1. Unknown; 2. Unknown; 3. John H. Washington (brother of BTW); 4. Booker T. Washington; 5. Robert R. Moton; 6. Unknown. Photograph taken at unknown location

Robert R. Moton, second president of Tuskegee Institute, visits a farm probably located somewhere in Macon County.

H. Clay Ferguson was (1881-1888) first department head of Agriculture Department, Tuskegee Institute.

 

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Photo of Booker T. Washington Riding Dexter, His Favorite Horse.

Photograph of Booker T. Washington, His Wife and Children. From left to right, Ernest Davidson Washington, Booker T. Washington, Jr., Margaret Murray Washington, Booker T. Washington, Sr. and Portia Washington.

Photo of Booker T. Washington and His Grandchildren as Seen on a Post Card.

Tuskegee --- Agriculture Class Bee Keepers
Subject Bee culture - Study and teaching, Brideforth, C. R.
Description Photo of a Class in Apiculture with C. R. Bridgeforth.

 

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1905 Baton Rouge Academy

1908 Baton Rouge Academy
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls.

1917 Southern University Football Team
Photograph and roster of the 1917 Southern University football team.

1927 Baseball Team of Southern University

 

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[staticshock]

1905 Baton Rouge Academy

1908 Baton Rouge Academy
The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls.

1917 Southern University Football Team
Photograph and roster of the 1917 Southern University football team.

1927 Baseball Team of Southern University

to this day, Southern University has one of the most storied college baseball programs in the country, HBCU or not. They’ve accomplished a lot of things those big white schools haven’t even done.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

^^early 1900s

^^her parents

 

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Bump. Will add more pictures this week!

 

[Captain Crunch]

These photos
Aside from ancestry, what are other ways to dig up family photos from 100+ years ago?

 

[Skooby]

These photos
Aside from ancestry, what are other ways to dig up family photos from 100+ years ago?

Old buildings that have been around for a while? Like churches, courthouses, libraries.