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Two Negro Women
title
Two Negro Women
Subject
Portrait paintings, Women, African Americans
Date created ms
1940
Abstract
Profile portrait of two black women against a background of pink and grey.
Checker Game
title
Checker Game
Subject
African Americans, Men, Genre paintings, Checkers
Date created ms
1940, 1949
Abstract
View of two African-American men playing a game of checkers, with a third man watching. The men are sitting on a veranda with one chair empty and another overturned. Shows partial view of a wagon wheel in bottom left. One checker player smokes a cigarette.
Kathryn Wright in the circulation department at Hill Memorial Library in Baton Rouge Louisiana in circa 1940s
title
Kathryn Wright in the circulation department at Hill Memorial Library in Baton Rouge Louisiana in circa 1940s
Subject
Libraries, African Americans
Date created ms
1940, 1949
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1940s. Hill Memorial Library. Kathryn Wright, Circulation Department. Baton Rouge, La.
Sawmill workers
title
Sawmill workers
Subject
Lumber industry, Mills, African Americans
Date created ms
1940
Abstract
Digital image of men working on a large machine in a saw mill.
On their way to the health unit
title
On their way to the health unit
Subject
African Americans, Children, Carts & wagons
Date created ms
1941
Abstract
African American children in a small cart driven by an older boy. Caption by Maude Reid: "On their way to the health unit with the assistance of an older brother."
In Old New Orleans French Quarter
title
In Old New Orleans French Quarter
Subject
Genre paintings, Women, Buildings, African Americans
Date created ms
1935, 1940
Abstract
Shows a street vendor standing by a flower cart near a creole cottage having dormer windows. A woman stands in the open doorway. Another woman stands on the balcony of the adjacent building. Both women wear red tignons.
Detail of African house at Melrose plantation in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1940
title
Detail of African house at Melrose plantation in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1940
Subject
Plantations, Cabins, African Americans
Date created ms
1940-02-28
Abstract
B&W photo, February 28, 1940. African House at Melrose Plantation, Natchitoches, La. St. Hwy. 119. Natchitoches Parish. Detail of overhanging roof.
African American librarians from Louisiana and surrounding areas in front of the Louisiana State University School of Law building circa 1940s
title
African American librarians from Louisiana and surrounding areas in front of the Louisiana State University School of Law building circa 1940s
Subject
Libraries, Public libraries, Librarians, Meetings, African Americans
Date created ms
1940, 1949
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1940s. African American librarians from Louisiana and surrounding areas, in front of Louisiana State University School of Law building. They are attending workshops on the LSU Campus sponsored by the State Library of Louisiana's "negro services" department. Shown in photo: first row, left to right: Mrs. Audrey Jackson, Librarian, Chaneyville High; Mrs. Willie Mae Edwards, Southern University, Instuctor for workshop; Mrs. Bernice McDaniels, Calcasieu Parish; Mrs. Dorothy Calloway, LaSalle Parish; Mr. Charles Bagullise, Jefferson Parish; Miss Mary Amanda Blocker, Caddo Parish; Mrs. Eula Mae Streams, LaFourche Parish; Mrs. Mary Brock Walker, Madison Parish; Mrs. W.H. Buckner, St. Mary Parish; Mrs. Wilma W. Humphrey. Second Row: Mrs. B.V. Buranco, visitor; Mrs. Ella Henry, St. Martin Parish; Mrs. Ethel Riggs, St. Martin Parish; Mrs. Majorie Jones, Claiborne Parish; Mrs. Frank Agustres, Tupelo, Miss.; Mrs. Rosa Lee Rice, Tensas Parish; Mrs. Dora Guichard; Nora Narra; Third Row: Mrs. Lester Wiggins, Iberville Parish; Miss Pricilla Angel, Acadia Parish; Mrs. Irene Dotson, Ouachita Parish; Miss Ethel Susan Junius, Iberville Parish; Miss Bereta Smiths, Natchez, Miss.; Mrs. Willie Mae Prichett, Birmingham, AL.
Slave hospital at Melrose plantation in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1940
title
Slave hospital at Melrose plantation in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1940
Subject
Plantations, Hospitals, African Americans, Slaves
Date created ms
1940-02-28
Abstract
B&W photo, February 28, 1940. Slave Hospital at Melrose Plantation, Natchitoches, La. St. Hwy. 119. Natchitoches Parish. Slave Hospital was built circa late 1700s - early 1800s. View from the Southwest.
Interior view of the Southern University library in Baton Rouge Louisiana circa 1940s
title
Interior view of the Southern University library in Baton Rouge Louisiana circa 1940s
Subject
Libraries, Public libraries, African Americans, Southern University and A & M College, Librarians
Date created ms
1940, 1949
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1940s. Southern University library. View of the library and patrons. Written on photo: State library service for negroes is at Southern University, Scotlandville.
Interior view of the Webster Parish Library in Minden Louisiana circa 1940s
title
Interior view of the Webster Parish Library in Minden Louisiana circa 1940s
Subject
Libraries, Public libraries, African Americans, Children
Date created ms
1940, 1949
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1940s. Webster Parish Library. Minden, La. Written on photo: "Negro library headquarters. Note how empty the shelves are because so many books are checked out." Previous subject heading written on photo: "Libraries - - Afro-American"
Good Darkies of Louisiana statue in Natchitoches Louisiana in the 1940s
title
Good Darkies of Louisiana statue in Natchitoches Louisiana in the 1940s
Subject
Monuments, Sculpture, African Americans
Date created ms
1940, 1949
Abstract
B&W photo, 1940s. "The Good Darkies of Louisiana" Statue. Statue donated to the city of Natchitoches, La. by J.L. Bryan in 1927. Now located at the Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, La. Sign reads: "Erected by the City of Natchitoches in Grateful recognition of the ardous and faithful service of the good darkies of Louisiana. Donated by J.L. Bryan, 1927."
Uncle Jack statue in Natchitoches Louisiana in the 1940s
title
Uncle Jack statue in Natchitoches Louisiana in the 1940s
Subject
Sculpture, Monuments, African Americans
Date created ms
1940, 1949
Abstract
B&W photo, 1940s. The "Uncle Jack" statue. Once located at Northern end of Rue St. from 1927-1968, in Natchitoches, La. It was later relocated to the Louisiana State University Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, La. Statue is 8 ft. tall. Donated to the city of Natchitoches by Joe Bryan.
T.L. Freeman, manager of the Coca Cola Bottling Company, with attendant, riding horse in Louisiana in the 1940s
title
T.L. Freeman, manager of the Coca Cola Bottling Company, with attendant, riding horse in Louisiana in the 1940s
Subject
Horses, Clothing & dress, African Americans, Saddles, Bridles, Harnesses, Lakes & ponds, Freeman, T.L
Date created ms
1940, 1949
Abstract
B&W photo, 1940s. T.L. Freeman, manager of the Coca Cola Bottling Company riding horse.
100th Anniversary of the founding of Calcasieu Parish]
title
100th Anniversary of the founding of Calcasieu Parish]
Subject
Anniversaries, Celebrations, Banners, Courthouses, People, Calcasieu Parish Courthouse (Lake Charles, La.), Pictorial works, African Americans, Clothing & dress
Date created ms
1940-03
Abstract
The Courthouse decorated with banners in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Calcasieu Parish.
Good Darkies of Louisiana statue in Natchitoches Louisiana in the 1940s
title
Good Darkies of Louisiana statue in Natchitoches Louisiana in the 1940s
Subject
Monuments, Sculpture, African Americans
Date created ms
1940, 1949
Abstract
B&W photo, 1940s. "The Good Darkies of Louisiana" Statue. Statue donated to the city of Natchitoches, La. by J.L. Bryan in 1927. Now located at the Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, La. Sign reads: "Erected by the City of Natchitoches in Grateful recognition of the ardous and faithful service of the good darkies of Louisiana. Donated by J.L. Bryan, 1927."
African house at Melrose plantation in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1940
title
African house at Melrose plantation in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1940
Subject
Plantations, Cabins, African Americans
Date created ms
1940-02-28
Abstract
B&W photo, February 28, 1940. African House at Melrose Plantation, Natchitoches, La. St. Hwy. 119. Natchitoches Parish. South (front) Elevation.
Stanacolan Vol. XVII No. 22 (assorted pages), 1941.
title
Stanacolan Vol. XVII No. 22 (assorted pages), 1941.
Subject
Carnival, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge (La.), Social life and customs, African Americans, Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Date created ms
1941
Abstract
Articles describe the "Doings of Colored Esso Boosters" and Mardi Gras parades in Baton Rouge. Headline for second page is "Baton Rouge's colored population celebrates Mardi Gras".
1940 Webster Parish Training School Library, Interior
title
1940 Webster Parish Training School Library, Interior, Nineteen forty Webster Parish Training School Library, interior
Subject
Library employees, African Americans and libraries, African Americans
Date created ms
1940
Abstract
The interior of the Webster Parish Training School Library. The librarian at the time was Rose Thompson (seated at desk).
Untitled
title
Untitled
mods_titleInfo_alternative_title_ms
Marion (Ala.) cotton for shipping
Subject
Small towns, Alabama, Marion, 1940-1950, Schools, Marion, Alabama, Marion, 1940-1950, African Americans, Alabama, Marion, 1940-1950
Date created ms
1940, 1959
Name
Palfi, Marion, 1907-1978
Abstract
Two African American men, one seated one standing near bales of cotton ready for shipment near a building marked, "Marion." Verso reads: Marion, Alabama

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