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
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.
Two photos from the early 20th century.
(Loewentheil Collection of African-American Photographs, Cornell University Library)
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