Afro American Collection

Uniform cap worn by Pullman Porter Philip Henry Logan, 1966. Creator: Unknown
A black cap with metallic braid trim and a label reading PULLMAN PORTER in black. Being a Pullman porter was one of the jobs that helped build the black middle class in America

B. B. King, Mstricht Jazz Festival, the Netherlands, 1991. Creator: Brian Foskett
B.B.King, Mstricht Jazz Festival, the Netherlands, 1991

McCoy Tyner performing at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, July 1978

Gregory Porter, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde, East Sussex, 2013

The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux, September 28, 1811, October 3, 1811. Cribbs second was John Gully and his bottle-holder Joe Ward

Humphrey Lyttelton and Sidney Bechet at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1956

Waiting for the Hour, 1863. Creators: Unknown, William Tolman Carlton
Carte-de-visite of a group of African Americans gathered around a man with a pocket watch, leaning on a pulpit made out of U.S. Sanitation Commission crates

Reading the Scriptures, 1874. Creator: Thomas Waterman Wood
Reading the Scriptures, 1874

Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Bootsy Collins style star-shaped mirrored lens sunglasses, 1993-2013. Creator: elope, inc
A pair of sunglasses with five-pointed star-shaped mirrored lenses lisensed by Bootsy Collins. The bridge is made of a gold colored metal and has two (2) clear rubber nosepads attached to it

Drum major baton, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Drum major baton with a wooden body and a white metal tip and bulb. The wooden body is stained a dark brown and has two holes

Skinning the Lamb, c1910. An American cartoon depicting three African American men playing cards. Two of the men are skinning or fleecing the third. The barman looks on with a knowing smile

The Dancing Lesson, 1878. Creator: Thomas Eakins
The Dancing Lesson, 1878

Dressing for the Carnival, 1877. Creator: Winslow Homer
Dressing for the Carnival, 1877

American singer Sarah Vaughan at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, 1981

The Count Basie Orchestra in concert, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
The Count Basie Orchestra in concert. Sonny Payne on the drums

Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Girl welder in the NYA (National Youth Administration) school

Count Basie on stage, Chatham, Kent, 1967. Creator: Brian Foskett
Count Basie on stage, Chatham, Kent, 1967

Opening of an exhibition of photographs by Denis Williams, Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Herts, 1978
Official opening of an exhibition of photographs by Denis Williams at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, April 1978

Cotton Picking, Augusta, Georgia, 1943. Cultivation of cotton using slaves brought huge profits to the owners of large plantations, making them some of the wealthiest men in the U.S

Tom Cribbs second battle with Molineaux, 1811 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. English boxer Tom Cribb (1781-1848)

A mother getting the children ready for a neighborhood birthday party, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. A mother getting the children ready for a neighborhood birthday party

Mother and her daughter, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Anacostia, D.C. Frederick Douglass housing project. Mother and her daughter

Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson, June 25, 1959
The World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between African-American Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) and Swede Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009) was held at the Yankee Stadium in New York City

George Scott Winslow, 1866. Creator: Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis is one of the most important American sculptors of the 19th century. The free-born child of an African American man and a Chippewa woman, Lewis was also known by her tribal name

Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature, 1868. Creator: Unknown
A carte-de-visite of sixty-four (64) so-called " Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War

Carte-de-visite of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn, 1868-1871. Creator: Unknown
An albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of African-American politician, musician and businessman Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left

Ira Aldridge as Othello, c. 1830. Creator: Henry Perronet Briggs
Ira Aldridge as Othello, c. 1830

Miles Davis, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1989. Artist: Brian O Connor
Miles Davis, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1989. American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He was at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop

Idris Muhammad, Ronnie Scotts, London, 1998. Artist: Brian O Connor
Idris Muhammad, Ronnie Scott s, London, 1998

Ronnie Boykins playing at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, July 1978

Big Chief Russell Moore, Arvell Shaw and Barrett Deems performing, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 1984
Big Chief Russell Moore (trombone), Arvell Shaw (double bass) and Barrett Deems (drums) performing, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 1984. All three musicians worked with Louis Armstrong during their careers

Jesse Owens at the start of the 200 metres at the Berlin Olympic Games, 1936. Owens setting off on the way to one of his four gold medals at the 1936 games

Bobby Hutcherson playing the vibraphone at the Bracknell Jazz Festival, Berkshire, 1983

National Negro Business League Executive Committee, approx. 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
National Negro Business League Executive Committee, approx. 1910. Shows African American leaders, including Booker T. Washington seated second from left.

Yaphank, examining packages, 11 Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Yaphank, examining packages, 11 Sept 1917 (date created or published later). African American soldier examining a package at Camp Upton, a U.S

Examining pkges, Camp Upton, Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Examining pkges, Camp Upton, Sept 1917. African American soldiers looking at packages at Camp Upton, a U.S. Army installation located on Long Island, in Yaphank, New York, during World War I.

Ethiopian, 1558. Creator: Vico, Enea (1523-1567)
Ethiopian, 1558. Found in the Collection of the Civica Raccolta delle Stampe Archille Bertarelli.

Portrait of Count Giuseppe Manara with his Ethiopian servant, 1842. Creator: Carnovali, Giovanni (1804-1873)
Portrait of Count Giuseppe Manara with his Ethiopian servant, 1842. Private Collection

Portrait of Giulia d'Este (1588-1645), 1609. Creator: Peranda, Sante (1566-1638)
Portrait of Giulia d'Este (1588-1645), 1609. Found in the Collection of the Palazzo Ducale, Mantua.

Portrait of Laura Dianti with a young servant, 1600-1625. Creator: Sadeler, Aegidius (1575-1629)
Portrait of Laura Dianti with a young servant, 1600-1625. Private Collection

The paggio and the duchess, 1862. Creator: Busi, Luigi (1837-1884)
The paggio and the duchess, 1862. Found in the Collection of the Museo Ottocento Bologna.

Josephine Baker, 1931. Creator: Chassaing, Jean (1905-1938)
Josephine Baker, 1931. Private Collection

Portratt of a boy, 1852-1854. Creator: Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903)
Portratt of a boy, 1852-1854. Found in the Collection of the Ordrupgaard Museum, Charlottenlund.

US Army Jazz Band, Camp Upton, 27 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
US Army Jazz Band, Camp Upton, 27 May 1918 (date created or published later). An African American jazz band during World War I probably in the "Buffalo Auditorium" at Camp Upton, Yaphank

Page with three dogs, a marmot and a monkey, end of 17th - Early 18th century. Creator: Unknown artist
Page with three dogs, a marmot and a monkey, end of 17th - Early 18th century. Found in the Collection of the Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milano.

Ira Aldridge, the African Tragedian, as "Othello", 1858. Creator: Unknown
Ira Aldridge, the African Tragedian, as "Othello", 1858. American-born British actor, playwright and theatre manager....his impersonations of...Othello, Gambia, Zanga

Philadelphia Sketches: Selling the "Pennsylvania Journal" of One Hundred Years Ago... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Philadelphia Sketches: Selling the "Pennsylvania Journal" of One Hundred Years Ago, by one of our special artists, 1876

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