A GIRL AND HER DOLL | 1918

African American toddler. Name unknown (1918) Michael Francis Blake Photographs Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University . Via Vintage Black Folk

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BLACK STYLE | 1940s

Young woman posing on bench in Harris studio. Credit: Charles Teenie Harris, photographer. Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970, Carnegie Museum of Art

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THE GREAT GATSBY | 1932

 An unidentified African American couple with matching raccoon skin coats with a Cadillac convertible, taken on West 127th Street, Harlem, New York City. Image by James Van Der Zee.

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Southern Belle |1920s

By Richard Samuel Roberts, from the book, A True Likeness—The Black South of Richard Samuel Roberts: 1920-1936, which depicts South Carolina’s African-American life in the 1920’s and 1930’s.

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VINTAGE FASHIONISTAS | 1921

The Sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the University of Pennsylvania’s first Black sorority, 1921. VIA

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Stump and Stello | 1930s

Promotional still of the African American vaudeville dance act Stump and Stello. Scurlock Studio Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

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RIGHT ON! Sammy Davis Jr. & Soul Sisters #1

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The Pointer Sisters

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Black Style | 1891

Studio portrait of an African American female equestrian rider from the late 1800s. Identified as Selika Lazevski photographed in 1891 by Felix Nadar in Paris, France.

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Shy Beauty | The Black Victorians | 1897

Studio portrait photograph of young African American woman wearing scarf, circa 1897 Caption: Entrekin & Kuebler, 1204 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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Farewell Friend, circa 1930  ©Waheed Photo Archive 2012

A BOY AND HIS CAR, New York City, 1949. Jerome Liebling, photographer.

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LADIES & GENTS | 1890s

Two African American couples riding their bicycles in the country. African American vernacular photography via Blackhistoryalbum.com

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The Mermaid | 1944

Woman wearing one-piece skirted bathing suit reclining on swimming pool diving board, circa 1944. Charles “Teenie” Harris, photographer. Carnegie Museum of Art.via Black History Album.

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