DIXIE BELLES
Central Louisiana, 1938. Courtesy of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Bob Winans
Charles “Teenie” Harris, photographer. Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.
Howard University men’s cheerleaders standing on a sports field each with a megaphone placed in front of them. Addison Scurlock, photographer.Source: Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.
GQ | 1931
Image from the book, A True Likeness: The Black South of Richard Samuel Roberts, 1920-1936. Richard Samuel Roberts, photographer. African American Vernacular Photography via Black History Album.
She’s So Fly | 1940s
Three women, one wearing dark sweater with two daschund appliques, posed around a suitcase in front of brick building, Pittsburgh, PA, 1940s. Charles “Teenie” Harris, photographer. Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.
An African American women sitting in a chair with legs crossed. Name and location unknown. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.
Don’t Hate Me Cus I’m Beautiful | 1950s
Young bathing beauty hailing from Greenwood, Mississippi, circa 1950s. Photo source: The Nite Tripper via Flickr. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.
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