Soldiers at Camp Dodge Goofing Around
Very small snapshot shows 8 soldiers grouping together informally for their photograph — a Black soldier stands with the group of White men. “Camp Dodge, Iowa” is handwritten on the back.
Wild West Circus with Painted Backdrop, part of series
This photograph is part of a series of snap shots at a Davenport circus, of which four are in this archive. The photos are all small format snapshots and the circus has highly ornate fronts to exhibits. The photos are...
Black man in front of “Tiny Midget Circus,” Iowa, part of series
This photograph is part of a series of snap shots at a Davenport circus, of which four are in this archive. The photos are all small format snapshots and the circus has highly ornate fronts to exhibits. The photos are...
Integrated fourth of July Celebration Garwin Iowa
These are two photos ripped from the same album, obviously a pair. One shows three cars, one with a sign in the window saying “Fourth of July Celebration Garwin Iowa”. The other photo shows a group of men posing together....
17 photos of Black Panther Party “Disturbance in Good Park,” Des Moines, Iowa
collection of 17 snapshot photographs showing the incident “Disturbance in Good Park,” April 13, 1969. “North Side Revolutionaries in the Civil Rights Struggle” by Bruce Fehn and Robert Jefferson The Annals of Iowa 69 (Winter 2010) Excerpt: “During fall 1968...
Black men Playing Craps by the Railroad Tracks
Photo shows a group of Black men involved in a crap game, some standing, some kneeling, one standing at a distance. They are next to the railroad tracks. Back: handwritten: “Crap game Pomroy Ia. Sunday morning”
Three photos of Black American Women Holding Japanese Parasols
Three small format snapshots of three young Black women posing outside with a Japanese parasol.
Black Pride Incorporated, Des Moines, IA
Mr. Harry Flipping, was one of the originators of “Black Pride Incorporated,” a vibrant Des Moines group in the 70s and 80s: “As we were growing up, there was a lack of things for teenagers and young adults. They called...
Snapshots of Black Iowans in log homes, laundry, fishing
5 original photos, early 1900s, by the same photographer, 2 stamped on reverse, “POWELL YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER ALBIA, IOWA.” These black and white photographs Black Americans in their daily life: hoeing, pumping well water into a bucket for cows, doing laundry,...
Young Black girl with two women styling her hair
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.