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- Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1950-1955 -
- 1950-1955
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Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1950-1955
- Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Bow Tie, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Bow Tie, circa 1890
- Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940 - During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- May 02, 1940
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Inkster High School Senior Banquet, May 2, 1940
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford built a high school, repaired homes, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
- Picking Cotton, Georgia, 1887 -
- 1887
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Picking Cotton, Georgia, 1887
- Portrait of a Woman, 1880-1900 -
- 1880-1900
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Portrait of a Woman, 1880-1900
- Portrait of a Young Man and Woman, 1896-1897 - Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs -- often to commemorate friends or family. This young couple's portrait was made in Galveston, Texas, by George H. Wonfor in 1896 or 1897.
- 1896-1897
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Portrait of a Young Man and Woman, 1896-1897
Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs -- often to commemorate friends or family. This young couple's portrait was made in Galveston, Texas, by George H. Wonfor in 1896 or 1897.
- Shop Class at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. In 1939, Ford built a school for African-American children -- one of many local projects. He named the school in honor of his friend and famed educator and agricultural scientist George Washington Carver.
- circa 1940
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Shop Class at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. In 1939, Ford built a school for African-American children -- one of many local projects. He named the school in honor of his friend and famed educator and agricultural scientist George Washington Carver.
- Boiler at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 -
- circa 1940
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Boiler at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
- Students Working on a Steam Engine at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georiga, circa 1940 -
- circa 1940
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Students Working on a Steam Engine at the George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georiga, circa 1940
- Dining Car, Pennsylvania Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1900 - Railroads took pride in their dining cars. They were expensive to operate, but quality food and service helped a railroad distinguish itself from competitors. For African Americans, working on a railroad dining car was one of the few avenues available to enter the Black middle class in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- circa 1900
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Dining Car, Pennsylvania Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1900
Railroads took pride in their dining cars. They were expensive to operate, but quality food and service helped a railroad distinguish itself from competitors. For African Americans, working on a railroad dining car was one of the few avenues available to enter the Black middle class in the 19th and early 20th centuries.