Postcard shows a group of young elementary school students in a grassy field, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. There is one Black girl among the White children. The teacher sits behind them. Back: lengthy message, sent to Pennsylvania Sent to Miss...
Colored photo postcard shows a building with seven American flags and the caption reads: “Negro Building, Jamestown Exposition, 1907.” Words under the photo say “American Colortype Co., NY, copyright 1907 by Jamestown A & V Co. Back: “1607-1907 Jamestown Exposition...
Quax, Drake Yearbook, 1970, vol. 69. Page 164 features two photographs of Mr. Al Williams, a Black student, with the text “Most Eligible Bachelor Mr. Al Williams”
Yearbook, 1967, The 1967 Pelican, Central College, Pella, Iowa. page 180 shows two photos of Martin Luther King, jr., speaking to Central students, Pella Iowa. The text states “Christian Action Symposium was initiated by a grant from the Commission on...
photo shows an integrated group of school children and an adult standing in near the front entrance of their school, one person looks out the window. Below the photo: “71 Jefferson School Albia, Iowa.” Back: correspondence from Clara to Mrs....
close-up photo of Joe Williams, portrait. Text reads “Attn sports editors. release in p.ms’s thursday, Nov. 2 with George Brown’s story from Iowa City on Joe Williams. [indecipherable] 110105–11/1/61-Iowa City, Iowa: Joe Williams, Iowa University halfback, hopes any renown he...
New Left Notes: An Internal Newspaper of Students for a Democratic Society, Vol. 1, No. 32. pp. 1-4 motto is “Let the People decide” A main feature of this 32 page newspaper “New Left Notes” is the National Convention to...
photo: Mainly white children, 1 White woman, 1 Black man, posing on outdoor school steps. Back: written in pencil: “Jefferson School Red Oak IA” But it could be Albia, Iowa, since there is a Jefferson, School in Albia.
School class photograph in Burlington, Iowa, one female Black student. Students pose on school steps outside with sign saying “Saunderson R No. 5, Oct 3 ’99” Back: someone wrote in pencil “1899, Burlington, Iowa”
Photo shows a group of students, mostly White, two Black students, outside their school by a shrub. Handwriting on front: “Our little school taken around the school flower bed in the fall.” Back has long message. Sent to “Master Harold...
1970 Press Photo Iowa Police and Iowa Student Protesters clash in Civic Center This is an original press photo. Someone has glued the newspaper blurb to the back of the photo, which says: In Iowa City Iowa policeman attempted to...
Photo shows the football team in practice position. Back: Postcard has brief message from “Bates” and is addressed to “Mr. Harold (Pape) Shindan, New Sharon, Iowa” and is postmarked “Iowa City”. At the bottom someone has handwritten in pencil, “Nov...
The Chicago Republican, Chicago, IL, Wednesday, November 7, 1866 The Chicago Republican articles on Black citizens, including: p. 3 “The Outrages on Freedman;” p. 4 “Education of the Freedman;” and p. 5 “Indianapolis: The Colored Men’s Equal Rights Convention–Grand Division...
1955 Media Photo Dora Lee Martin wears the “Queen of Queens” crown. This is an original media photo. Dora Lee Martin, University of Iowa, wears the “Queen of Queens” crown after her coronation. The 17 year old Negro student was...
Cabinet card photograph featuring Black and White schoolchildren outside a school. One boy holds a handmade wooden toy sword. The right edge of the photo side of card states: “G. E. Fahr, Photographer, Burlington, Ia.”
Image shows a class photo with women in white blouses or dresses and men in suits and ties. Many of the students are White. There is one Black student in the far right of the second row. The caption in...
Photo shows an elementary school classroom sitting with their teacher outside, One Black student. The hand written note below the photo says “Dear Ones, we all wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” Back: The card is...
Group of school children posing outside of a wooden schoolhouse. The back of the postcard says, in pencil, “Near Swisher” It is possible that two of the children are Black young boys. All the boys wear caps.
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