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circa 1925-1941
unknown, fl. 1925-1941;
[Photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company]
One undated photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company. Image is of 13 African American volunteers posed with a fire truck.
GLC09725
2 August 1943
Associated Press
[Associated Press Photograph of Two Men Arrested After New York Race Riot]
Photograph from Associated Press showing New York police leading two African American men to the police station. One of them men is injured. Caption explains that the men were captured by police after a night of street fights between the police and...
GLC0733.01
10 September 1948
unknown, fl. 1948;
Hospital Corps School Class 43
One photograph of the United States Navy's Hospital Corps School, Class 43 dated 1948. Pictured is an integrated class featuring African American corpsmen in the second row.
GLC09720.01
circa 1940
unknown, fl. 1940;
[Photograph of an African American soldier in a 1st armored division uniform]
One undated photograph of an African American soldier. His uniform is for the United States Army 1st Armored Division. Parts of his uniform have been hand-colored.
GLC09720.05
[Portrait of an African American Navy soldier]
One undated black-and-white photograph of a three quarter length portrait of an African American Navy soldier.
GLC09720.07
[Portrait of an African American soldier]
One undated black-and-white portrait of an African American soldier. He is pictured wearing an M-1 helmet, with the number "307" printed on it.
GLC09720.08
[Portrait of an African American military soldier, Army Corps of Engineers, 317th Division]
One undated three quarter length portrait photograph of an African American military soldier. He is pictured in a uniform with Army Corps of Engineers insignia, which also identifies him as belonging to the 317th Division.
GLC09720.09
circa 1930-1940
unknown, fl. 1930-1940;
[Portrait of an African American man]
One undated sepia-toned photograph of an African American man. The man is dressed in a suit and cap and holds a cigar in his right hand. He stands in front of a backdrop featuring a bridge and lighthouse.
GLC09724.02
Captured in Harlem Battle
One photograph entitled "Captured in Harlem Battle" dated August 2, 1943. Image is of two Black men being led into a police station by two officers in Harlem, New York. Wire transfer information states that the men's arrest were tied to neighborhood...
GLC09733.01
no date
Unknown
[LeRoi Williams and two possible siblings]
A photograph of LeRoi Williams with two possible siblings. It is likely that the girl in the center is Virginia Williams, his older sister, and that the boy on the right is one of his brothers.
GLC09587.108
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