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[Photograph of a father and his child]
One undated black-and-white photograph of a father holding his child who is leaning against a car.
GLC09645.130
5 April 1968
Associated Press
Pleader for Nonviolence
One telephoto entitled, "Pleader for Nonviolence," dated April 5, 1968, taken by Associated Press. Image depicts Charles Evers walking past Jackson, Mississippi police officers. Wire transfer information states that Evers had asked for young Black...
GLC09740.004
1857-1864 ca.
[Carte de visite of Owen Lovejoy]
Signed carte-de-visite of Radical Republican congressman Owen Lovejoy from Illinois. Lovejoy's Princeton, Ill. homestead was an important Underground Railroad station.
GLC09410
13 June 1967
United Press International
Washington
One telephoto of entitled, "Washington," taken by United Press International dated June 13, 1967. Image is cartoon of a tailor giving Thurgood Marshall his robe. On the robe is text that reads, "First Negro on the Supreme Court." A caption above the...
GLC09741.02
11 October 1991
Calm and Resolute
One wirephoto entitled, "Calm and Resolute" taken by Associated Press dated October 11, 1991. Image is of Clarence Thomas testifying at his confirmation hearing. Wire transfer information refers to Thomas denying that he had sexually assaulted Anita...
GLC09741.09
Denounces and Denies
One laserphoto entitled, "Denounces and Denies," taken by Associated Press dated October 11, 1991. Image is of Clarence Thomas testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Wire transfer information states that Thomas returned to his hearings...
GLC09741.10
30 June 1895
Sarony, Napoleon (1821-1896)
[Portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe]
One portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe taken by Sarony dated June 30, 1895. Inscribed to Frank Leonard. Signed twice, recto and verso after an excerpt from Uncle Tom's Cabin.
GLC01091
Portrait photo of Harriet Beecher Stowe [cabinet card]
The image shows Harriet Beecher Stowe seated, wearing a black dress and holding her pince-nez. Inscription on image: "Sarony 37 Union Square, N.Y." Inscription on verso: "H. B. Stowe."
GLC05111.01.1319
1880 ca.
Hastings (fl. 1880)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Heavily vignetted profile portrait of Stowe as an older woman. Signed on mount.
GLC07093
1902
Underwood & Underwood
Little Negro Tea Pickers singing Pickaninny songs for President Roosevelt
A group of children with their backs to the camera, among whom a young girl in a white dress stands out, occupies the foreground. The children face President Roosevelt, who has several other men around him. The President and his associates stand...
GLC06449.32
3 August 1967
Guard Leaves, But Sorrow Stays.
One press photo of National Guard leaving Detroit, Michigan. A woman in the image watches with a child. Wire transfer details that Tanya Lynn Blanding, 4 years old, was killed by police or National Guard's bullet. 200 people attended her funeral. On...
GLC09735.40
15 October 1991
Storey, John, 1957- ;
[Photograph of pro-choice activists protesting against Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court]
One press photograph taken by John Storey of the San Francisco Examiner dated October 15, 1991. Image is of two women protesting. On the reverse side are newspaper clippings pasted on. The text identifies the two women as Regina Evans and Theresa...
GLC09741.11
1864
Paxson, Charles (fl. 1864)
Learning is wealth. Wilson, Charley, Rebecca, and Rosa
Subtitled "Wilson, Charles, Rebecca and Rosa. Slaves from New Orleans." Shows an older black man reading with three fair-skinned slave children. No. 6. Published by Charles Paxson, NY. Trimmed. (Other cartes in this series appear in the Brady...
GLC08475
1863
Paxson, Chas.
"Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans."
With printed identification on recto; imprint and copyright on verso. Vignette bust portrait of a young girl. White mount
GLC06391.39
circa 1915
Sweeney, J. D. (b. 1869)
[Photograph of house of John Brown's widow]
Photograph of the house of John Brown's widow in California. Photograph taken by T. Major Edgecomb. Docket on verso in green ink states "After the execution of John Brown, his widow and several of her young children came to Red Bluff. Citizens...
GLC06806.02.02
May 1948
[Photograph of Red Cross nutritionist teaching a group of children and women]
One photograph dated May 1948 of a Red Cross nutrition session in Washington, D.C. Image displays a group of chidlre, a teacher, a parent and a Red Cross nutritionist. Typed note on the reverse side describes the services provided by the...
GLC09823.11
GLC09823.12
31 January 1865
Powell, George M., 1835-1905;
Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture
One photograph montage dated January 31, 1865 entitled, "Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment Picture." Reverse side contains a key for each senator photographed. Those photographed had voted to prohibit slavery. (see another copy in the Powell...
GLC01230
Powell, George M.
GLC01230.01
GLC01230.02
3 May 1972
"Join Hands During Mass"
One photograph entitled, "Join Hands During Mass," dated May 31, 1972 taken by Associated Press. Image consists of Coretta Scott King and Cesar Chavez holding heads during a religious service. Wire transfer information states that they met for 20...
GLC09817
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