Child sitting in a chair
An unidentified African American child, likely a girl, posing for a photo while seated in a chair. Her blouse has puffy shoulders and the sides of the bow in the back of her hair can be seen on either...
Girl seated on a pony
A barefoot African American girl, looking a little unsure, sits in the saddle on a pony. Because of her size, she is unable to have her feet in the stirrups. She is beside a wooden house. There is a...
Girl sitting in a draped chair
Portrait of an unidentified girl as she sits in a chair with a drape over the back. She wears a light-colored bow in her hair and a light-colored dress with tights and matching shoes.
Girl standing on the hood of a Pontiac
An unidentified African American man crouches down in front of a parked Pontiac sedan, likely 1949 or 1950. A young African American girl stands on the hood looking down at the man. The car has...
Girl with a horse
An unidentified African American girl stands to the left of a quarter horse with no saddle or bridal with her hand on the underside of the horse's neck. Part of the horse's mane has blown in front of...
Group by cars parked under the trees
A smiling group of four unidentified African American women, two African American men and a girl in front of three cars parked under the trees. Two women flank a man between the left car and the...
Group gathered around John Wright, Josephine Wright, and Mary Virginia Jacobs
John Wright (seated far left), with a small African American boy on his lap, Mary Virginia Jacobs (seated middle) between two African American girls, and Josephine Wright (seated far right), on a...
Group of women and children seated around Josephine Wright and Mary Virginia Jacobs
A group of African American women and children sit on a striped couch. Mary Virginia Jacobs (seated middle), and Josephine Wright (seated far right), with two unidentified adults seated to their right...
Head shot portrait of a girl
A studio head shot portrait of an unidentified African American girl wearing a high collar pinned under her throat, a dress with an light-colored inset bodice and a dark ruffle over her chest that...
Ice skating
An unidentified African American woman and young girl wearing ice skates and sweaters over their dresses, stand on the ice just inside the gate to the rink.
Jackie and Bobby
Jackie and Bobby at 4 years old. The boy is dressed as a policeman.
Mother and her children
A studio portrait of smiling unidentified African American woman with a baby lying on its stomach to the left and a toddler girl seated on the right.
Ollie Mae in winter clothing
Ollie Mae - 14 months, stands on a carved bench looking over her right shoulder and smiles. she's wearing a tam cap, a wool double-breasted winter coat, wool snow pants that bell over her shoes like...
Pair of toddlers
An unidentified boy and girl, likely toddlers, look seriously at the photographer. The boy wears a bucket cap with the brim turned up. The girl wears a bow in her hair, holds her right hand to her...
Resting in the grass
Two unidentified African American kids, one a girl; the other a baby, smile as they are sitting in the grass while adult African American women socialize nearby. The women wear full-length, light...
Students identify antique objects
A group of African American girls try to identify antique objects as an unidentified white man and African American man help.
Toddler posing by an ottoman
A studio portrait of an unidentified African American toddler girl in a dress and her hair in a bow leans on a leather cube-shaped ottoman.
Toddler sitting in the garden
An unidentified African American toddler sits in a child-size garden chair wearing a dress, anklets, and dress shoes. A small dog (whose head is being held up by the arm of a person off-camera) stands...
Toddler with a big smile
An unidentified toddler smiles as she stands in front of a building in a dark jumper over a short-sleeved, light-colored, short-sleeved blouse, a bit of her diaper is visible, and anklet socks and...
Two girls stand next to a store
Two African American girls stand next to a store with an automobile parked in front of it.