Photograph shows a White woman speaking at a microphone outdoors. Back: a small piece of a newspaper article is glued onto the back of the photo. It reads: “Mrs. Philip F. La Follette. The governor’s wife is shown pinch-hitting for...
Photo shows four young White men standing under an American flag, each wearing matching shirts with the initials ‘NAAWP’. The caption states: “Dubuque, Iowa, Nov. 4, 1991 — Iowa–Racism–“We’re speaking up for white people,” said Michael Lightfoot, left, of Dubuque,...
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...
A b/w photo showing a completely burnt out area of buildings–no roofs, no windows, nothing inside. The image was published in a Spanish language newspaper. A strip of newsprint stapled to the photograph says: “Detroit Julio (AP)–Totalmente consumidas por el...
The photo information reads: “(DC3) Indianola, Iowa., Nov. 2–PROBLEMS OVER THE RAINBOW– Mr. & Mrs. Dwaine Palmer [white husband, Black wife] are shown with their daughter Michelle, 12, after playmates voted to allow Michelle into the international order of Rainbow...
1948 Press Photo Charles Howard Supporters during convention-Philadelphia. a scene of an enormous crowd with signs. Caption under Press Photo reads: “Philadelphia, July 24–Delegates for Howard– This was the scene around the speaker’s stand as delegates put on demonstration last...
Press photo shows a White woman, Katherine Rush, sitting on the steps of the Iowa capitol building in Des Moines, gazing down and leaning against the wall. On her lap is a large handwritten sign: “Leon Iowa Curtis and Schmidt...
In protest to the killing of Black men, women and children at the hands of the police throughout 2020, many Black Lives Matter protests occurred in Des Moines. These shapshots show several of the rallies that took place in 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...
Press photo of Margaret Walker and her daughter sitting together on a couch. Walker was born in Georgia, lives in Iowa City. The newspaper article itself is affixed to the back of the press photo, as well as a snippet...
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