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A rare glimpse of African-American life in the 19th century

A newly digitized photography collection celebrates the beauty and the struggle of everyday life for African-Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

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by Lauren Hansen
February 27, 2017

Two portraits from the late 19th century.

Loewentheil Collection of African-American Photographs, Cornell University Library

(Left) Early 20th century.

(Right) Caption on the back reads, "Taken in the pines of the Catskill Mountains," late 19th century.

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Two photos from the early 20th century.

(Loewentheil Collection of African-American Photographs, Cornell University Library)

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