Cleveland Collection

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

The Count Basie Orchestra in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 July 1980: Count Basie (piano), Cleveland Eaton (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Gregg Field (drums)

The Count Basie Orchestra performing at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 July 1980

Nathaniel Olds, 1837. Creator: Jeptha Homer Wade (American, 1811-1890)
Nathaniel Olds, 1837. The green-tinted spectacles worn by Olds were designed to protect the eyes from the intensity of Argand lamps, a type of indoor light used during the early 1800s

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

Uncle Toms Cabin. Era. Studio portrait of a girl. about 1880. Creator: F. Haight & Company
Uncle Toms Cabin. Era. Studio portrait of a girl. about 1880

City of Cleveland, from Reservoir Walk, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
City of Cleveland, from Reservoir Walk, 1872. View from the top of the Kentucky Street Reservoir at Franklin Avenue, with Lake Erie in the distance, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Cleveland [AL] ball players selecting new bats; Graney on bench, 1910

Six Cleveland ball players seated on porch, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Six Cleveland ball players seated on porch, 1910

A State room, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?)

Main deck, Str. City of Cleveland, [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.], (1908?)

Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, c1900

Rose Building, Cleveland, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Rose Building, Cleveland, ca 1900

R. L. Perry, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. L. Perry, 1887. African-American classical scholar, educator, journalist, newspaper editor and Baptist minister Rufus L

W. H. Steward, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. H. Steward, 1887

L. A. Grimes, 1887. Creator: Unknown
L. A. Grimes, 1887. Leonard Andrew Grimes, African-American abolitionist and pastor, conductor of the Underground Railroad. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

D. A. Gaddie, 1887. Creator: Unknown
D. A. Gaddie, 1887. Daniel Abraham Gaddie, African-American Baptist minister and blacksmith, leading participant of the 1869 Kentucky Colored Education Convention

J. M. Gregory, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. M. Gregory, 1887. James Monroe Gregory, African-American civil rights activist and professor of Latin and Dean at Howard University

Rev. J. B. Fields, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Rev. J. B. Fields, 1887. African-American Baptist minister, clergyman, preacher and orator James B. Fields. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

W. Q. Atwood, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. Q. Atwood, 1887. William Q. Atwood, African-American businessman and lumber baron; active in the Underground Railroad. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

David Abner, Jr. 1887. Creator: Unknown
David Abner, Jr. 1887. Educator and journalist; first African American to graduate from a Texas school of higher education, professor of Bishop College in Texas

Charles L. Reason, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Charles L. Reason, 1887. African-American mathematician, linguist, and educator; the first black college professor in the United States

Alexander Clark, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Clark, 1887. African-American diplomat, businessman and activist; United States Ambassador to Liberia, co-owner and editor of The Conservator newspaper

I. M. Burgan, 1887. Creator: Unknown
I. M. Burgan, 1887. African-American minister and educator Isaac M. Burgan, principal of Paul Quinn College in Texas. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

D. A. Payne, 1887. Creator: Unknown
D. A. Payne, 1887

John Jasper, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John Jasper, 1887. African-American minister, activist and public speaker. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Settler, attorney and land agent Edward P. McCabe

P. H. A. Braxton, 1887. Creator: Unknown
P. H. A. Braxton, 1887. African-American preacher and politician Patrick Henry Alexander Braxton was pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Baltimore

J. P. Campbell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. P. Campbell, 1887

B. T. Washington, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. T. Washington, 1887. African-American man, probably not Booker T. Washington. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

Robert Pelham, Jr. 1887. Creator: Unknown
Robert Pelham, Jr. 1887

M. R. DeLaney, 1887. Creator: Unknown
M. R. DeLaney, 1887

J. J. Irvine, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. J. Irvine, 1887. Engineer, farmer and politician John J. Irvine was a noted leader of a movement to establish an African-American colony in the Western United States

B. T. Tanner, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. T. Tanner, 1887. African-American clergyman and editor Benjamin Tucker Tanner founded The Christian Recorder newsaper, and was a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church

J. C. Mathews, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. C. Mathews, 1887. African-American attorney and judge James Campbell Matthews was the first black law school graduate in New York

James Lewis, 1887. Creator: Unknown
James Lewis, 1887. African-American soldier and politician, born enslaved. His father was a white planter

N. H. Bouey, 1887. Creator: Unknown
N. H. Bouey, 1887. Harrison N. Bouey, African-American minister, teacher, journalist and missionary. Bouey was involved in efforts to help black Americans emigrate to Africa

Toussaint L'Ouverture, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Toussaint L'Ouverture, 1887. Francois Dominique Toussaint-Louverture, Haitian revolutionary leader and general, was born enslaved on the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now known as Haiti

J. J. Spelman, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. J. Spelman, 1887. African-American journalist, politician, stage performer and manager James J. Spelman

E. W. Blyden, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. W. Blyden, 1887

E. M. Brawley, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. M. Brawley, 1887. Educator and minister Rev. Edward Macknight Brawley, the first African American to attend Bucknell University. Served as president at Selma University

John W. Cromwell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John W. Cromwell, 1887. John Wesley Cromwell, African-American lawyer, teacher, civil servant, journalist, historian, and civil rights activist

Gustavus Vassa [Olaudah Equiano]. 1887. Creator: Unknown
Gustavus Vassa [Olaudah Equiano]. 1887. African author, writer, abolitionist, sailor and merchant: enslaved as a child, he was shipped to the Caribbean and sold to a Royal Navy officer

B. W. Arnett, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. W. Arnett, 1887. Benjamin William Arnett, African-American educator, minister and bishop. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

John H. Smythe, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John H. Smythe, 1887. African-American diplomat, politician and educator, US ambassador to Liberia. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

R. H. Cain, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. H. Cain, 1887. Richard Harvey Cain was an African-American minister, abolitionist, missionary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and US Representative from South Carolina

James M. Trotter, J. C. Corbin, G. W. Dupee, Allen Allensworth, 1887. Creator: Unknown
James M. Trotter, J. C. Corbin, G. W. Dupee, Allen Allensworth, 1887. Prominent African-Americans

H. M. Turner, 1887. Creator: Unknown
H. M. Turner, 1887. Henry McNeal Turner, African-American minister and politician, bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Thomas Bethune (Blind Tom), 1887. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Bethune (Blind Tom), 1887. African-American pianist and composer Blind Tom Wiggins was born into slavery and lived on the Bethune plantation in Georgia

T. T. Fortune, 1887. Creator: Unknown
T. T. Fortune, 1887. Timothy Thomas Fortune, African-American orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor, economist and publisher

P. B. S. Pinchback, 1887. Creator: Unknown
P. B. S. Pinchback, 1887. Publisher, politician, and Union Army officer Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the second African American to serve as governor and lieutenant governor of a U.S

J. C. Price, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. C. Price, 1887. African-American founder, orator and educator Joseph Charles Price was the first president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina

D. A. Straker, 1887. Creator: Unknown
D. A. Straker, 1887. Barbados-born politician, teacher and lawyer D. Augustus Straker was the first black lawyer to appear before the Michigan Supreme Court

Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887. Black British Shakespearean actor and playwright Ira Frederick Aldridge was the the manager of the Theatre Royal in Coventry

Harvey Johnson, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Harvey Johnson, 1887. African-American pastor and civil rights activist. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

J. F. Boulden, W. T. Dixon, C. C. Vaughn, M. Campbell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. F. Boulden, W. T. Dixon, C. C. Vaughn, M. Campbell, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Baptist pastor and politician Jesse Freeman Boulden served in the Mississippi House of Representatives

B. K. Bruce, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. K. Bruce, 1887. Politician Blanche Kelso Bruce was the first elected African-American senator to serve a full term. Born into slavery, his father/owner was a white Virginia planter

C. B. Purvis, 1887. Creator: Unknown
C. B. Purvis, 1887

H. O. Wagoner, 1887. Creator: Unknown
H. O. Wagoner, 1887. Henry O. Wagoner, African-American abolitionist and civil rights activist involved with the Underground Railroad

M. W. Gibbs, 1887. Creator: Unknown
M. W. Gibbs, 1887. Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was an American-Canadian politician, businessman, and advocate of rights for African-Americans

G. W. Gayles, H. N. Jeter, Daniel Jones, J. T. White, 1887. Creator: Unknown
G. W. Gayles, H. N. Jeter, Daniel Jones, J. T. White, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Baptist minister and state legislator George Washington Gayles

R. B. Vandervall, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Vandervall, 1887. Randal B. Vandervall was an early African-American Baptist preacher. He began preaching while still a slave. After emancipation, he helped found Roger Williams University

George W. Williams, 1887. Creator: Unknown
George W. Williams, 1887. George Washington Williams, African-American Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer, served as a soldier in the American Civil War and in Mexico

Alexander Crummell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Crummell, 1887. African-American minister, academic and African nationalist. Crummell lectured about American slavery in England to raise money for his church

John M. Langston, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John M. Langston, 1887. John Mercer Langston, African-American abolitionist, lawyer, activist, diplomat, and politician: founding dean of the law school at Howard University

R. Allen, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. Allen, 1887. African-American bishop, educator and writer Richard Allen founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent Black denomination in the United States

J. A. Arneaux, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. A. Arneaux, 1887. African-American Shakespearean actor, journalist and civil rights activist John A

Inman E. Page, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Inman E. Page, 1887. African-American Baptist minister and educator, one of the two first black students at Brown University

W. R. Pettiford, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. R. Pettiford, 1887. African-American banker and minister William R. Pettiford founded the Alabama Penny Savings Bank. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

Chas. L. Purce, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Chas. L. Purce, 1887. African-American Baptist church leader and educator Charles L. Purce was president of Selma University and Simmons College of Kentucky

Augustus Tolton, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Augustus Tolton, 1887. John Augustus Tolton was the first Catholic priest in the United States publicly known to be black. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis in June 2019

F. L. Cardoza, John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter, 1887. Creator: Unknown
F. L. Cardoza [sic], John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter, 1887. Prominent African-Americans

W. S. Scarborough, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. S. Scarborough, 1887. African-American classical scholar William Sanders Scarborough was born into slavery

James Poindexter, 1887. Creator: Unknown
James Poindexter, 1887. James Preston Poindexter, of black, white and Native American heritage, was an abolitionist, civil rights activist, politician, and Baptist minister

Justin Holland, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Justin Holland, 1887. African-American classical guitarist, music teacher, performer, composer and arranger

N. H. Ensley, 1887. Creator: Unknown
N. H. Ensley, 1887. Newell Houston Ensley, African-American Baptist minister and civil rights activist; professor at Shaw University, Howard University, and Alcorn University

R. DeBaptiste, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. DeBaptiste, 1887. African-American Baptist minister, abolitionist and journalist Richard DeBaptiste worked in the Underground Railroad

Alexander Walters, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Walters, 1887. African-American bishop, clergyman, civil rights leader

R. T. Greener, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. T. Greener, 1887. Scholar, philosopher, professor, diplomat and attorney Richard Theodore Greener was the first African American to graduate from Harvard College

John Mitchell, Jr. 1887. Creator: Unknown
John Mitchell, Jr. 1887

Preston Taylor, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Preston Taylor, 1887

Henry F. Williams, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Henry F. Williams, 1887. African-American musician and composer, one of two black musicians to play in the orchestra at the 1872 National Peace Jubilee

J. H. Burrus, J. D. Baltimore, J. R. Clifford, Wiley Jones, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. H. Burrus, J. D. Baltimore, J. R. Clifford, Wiley Jones, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Professor of mathematics John Houston Burrus, whose parents were a slave-owner and a slave

W. E. Mathews, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. E. Mathews, 1887. William E. Matthews, African-American lawyer, financier, and civil rights activist, promoted education for freedmen during and after the US Civil War

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