Sweet Georgia Brown “Negro” Hair Dressing Pomade Tin Produced from the 1930’s through the early 1950’s. This small, never used tin, contained enough hair dressing pomade (hair grease) for one application. The back side says: “For Men and Women” The...
National Baptist Convention Series, 1936, Post Office at Nashville, Tenn., under the Act of March 3, 1879 A Pamphlet for Sunday School lessons for children ages 6-8.from the National Baptist Convention Series, 1936 Reverend A. M. Townsend, D.D.–Corresponding Secretary Rev.erend...
Image shows a photographic drawing of the Iowa Soldiers Home, Marshalltown Iowa. The card was made by F. Wolcott Webster, of Des Moines, Iowa.
This is a panoramic photograph that has been cut into 5 parts. It depicts an outdoor scene located at Fort Des Moines, with a large group of people sitting including” Doctors, Nurses, Support Personnel, Medics, Wounded – Soldiers. Some people...
A commercially produced postcard. Front b/w photo shows WACs in exercise dresses and hats doing calisthenics in a field. Caption below photo says: “Calisthenics–WAAC FT. Des Moines.” Back: A message on back addressed to “Miss Faith Bellows, North Hoosac Roac,...
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”
many beautiful baby contests were related to eugenics. They contests were often held at state fairs. The band in the photo is posing at a pavilion with signs advertising “Prize Baby Contest.” The caption under the photo says “470. Calmar...
an advertisement from an Atlanta, GA, newspaper that states: “Use Dr. Fred Palmer’s toilet preparations. In buying toilet articles, insist on getting the old-reliable Dr. Fred Palmer’s skin whitener preparations, used and endorsed by thousands of people the country over,...
Three small format snapshots of three young Black women posing outside with a Japanese parasol.
Photo shows a number of people are posing, some with participating young children, for the Baby Health Contest. Many such contests were eugenics related. Names of people in the postcard are identified on the back and this leads to the...
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...
Scene on a porch of two Black women styling a patient young girl’s hair, light streaming in. The photo appears to have been trimmed on the left side.
Photo shows a Black woman posing for her portrait, 3/4 length, in a studio in Sioux City, Iowa. Back printed on left margin: “Day and Night Postal Card Studio, 309 Fourth Street, Sioux City, Iowa” The postcard has a long...
The photo shows a Civil War veteran who apparently lost his right hand or arm. The man is smoking a cigar and wearing a white hat and jacket which has been opened. He is holding his child with his left...
Vintage, Round Tin, “BLAIR’S SNOW WHITE BLEACHING CREAM 1-1/2 OZS.”. “HELPS MAKE THE SKIN LOOK SMOOTH AND FAIR LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA”. The image on the lid shows two young handsome white people, a man and a woman. Tin is almost full...
Tin of Pressing Oil hair product “Lucky Brown” Negro Hair Pressing Oil Tin Dated 1938 This colorful tin contained special oil for straightening out kinky or tightly curled hair. The image on the lid is a glamorous woman of ambiguous...
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