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20th Century African American Photographs

Title: 20th Century African American Photographs
Description: Our collection of donated private family photographs documents African American ancestors and family life from 1900 to the 1970s.

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E Michael Bonaparte
Photo of Michael in a football uniform with his mom, Henrietta, in the background.
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Eartha Joyner
Full-length photograph of Eartha Joyner with her signature at the bottom
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Edd Hughes and Kattie Isley
Full-length portrait of Edd Hughes and Kattie Isley.
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Edna Willis Dixon Anderson and Margaret
A photograph of Edna Willis and her friend Margaret at a fashion show.
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Edward Washington
Portrait of Edward Washington. Damaged in bottom right corner.
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Ella Mae Gathers
Henrietta Gathers Bonapartes sister.
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Ernest Washington
Full-length photograph of Ernest Washington in front of painted background.
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Fannie Margaret Coles
Full-length portrait of Fannie Margaret Coles. Photograph has foxing and water damage.
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Florance Ann Lottie Manigo
Color photograph of Florance Ann Lottie Manigo outdoors
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Gabriel
This photo was taken during the Korean War.
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Gabriel, Warren Jefferson, and Charles Sr.
Photo of two brothers Gabriel and Charles Sr. with Uncle Warren.
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Gay Family Portrait
Copy of a portrait of the Gay Family.
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George C. Smith
Copy of framed portrait of George C. Smith, possibly hand-colored.
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George Washington
Colorized photograph of George Washington standing outside in front of unknown building.
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Gladys Adams Ford Buffington
Photograph of Gladys Adams Ford Buffington and two others in front of business. Gladys Adams Ford Buffington born 4 February 1924 in Waterford, Marshall County, Mississippi to Daniel David Adams (1885-1947) and Ethel Echols (1893-1982). She married Robert Ford and, later, Lawrence T. Buffington (son of John and Ida Walker Buffington). Gladys and Lawrence made their home in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
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Guy Clinton Willis
A National Guard headshot of Guy Clinton Willis
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Guy Clinton Willis
A photograph of Guy Clinton Willis
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Hazel Bonaparte, Oliva, and Margret Bonaparte
Photo taken of Hazel and Margret Bonaparte with their neighbor Oliva playing basketball.
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Hazel Bonaparte, Oliva, and Margret Bonaparte
Photo taken in the back of Bonaparte's family house with their neighbor Oliva.
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Henrietta and Hazel
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Henrietta Lincoln Bonaparte
This is Charles Bonaparte Sr. mom.
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James Dawson, Sr.
Copy or portrait of James Dawson, Sr., United States Colored Troop Veteran. 33rd Regiment/1st South Carolina from Beaufort, South Carolina. Caption states that Mr. Dawson was married to Judy and then Sophia and had 13 children. He was the great-grandfather of Lottie Williams Brown, the grandfather of Regina Irene Dawson.
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James Roy Warren
A photograph of James Roy Warren
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James Roy Warren
A Marine Corps headshot of James Roy Warren
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James Spann