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Gloria McShann and unidentified man relaxing on a bench

Image

Gloria McShann seated next to an unidentified African American man at a pool; both have on sunglasses and behind them are several white women and...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Gloria McShann with two unidentified boys

Image

Gloria McShann with two unidentified African American boys in bathing suits posing together for a photo in a living room; McShann's wearing a straw...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Group laughing together on the rocks by the water

Image

An unidentified African American man wearing a two-piece swimsuit squats in front of an unidentified group of four African American women and one...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Jean Clayton and friends in swimsuits

Image

Jean Clayton with a group of unidentified African American women in bathing suits; one in a humorous pose.

Date Published
1928
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Many people on a beach

Image

An unidentified beach scene of people wearing swimsuits sitting and standing on a beach with umbrellas, fallen pilings, and a dog. These is a...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Pat Clayton with drink at the beach

Image

Pat Clayton standing and drinking from a cup at the beach; an unidentified white man behind her is looking over his shoulder at her.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Swimmers

Image

A group of unidentified swimmers (four African American women and one African American man) standing in a line.

Date Published
1928
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Three women visit the beach

Image

Three unidentified African American women on the beach wear long-sleeved sweaters, skirts, and hats. The two that stand in the back have an open...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection

Woman ready to dive

Image

An unidentified African American woman wearing a bathing suit and a swim cap stands barefoot on large rocks at the shore of a body of water with her...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Dolores Hobley Collection
  • Clear selected
  • African American women
  • Bathing suits

Member of

  • Dolores Hobley Collection (4)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (3)
  • Jay McShann Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (9)

Genres

  • Group portraits (8)
  • Black & white photographs (7)
  • Gelatin silver prints (7)
  • Snapshots (7)
  • Color photographs (2)
  • Portrait photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • 1921-1930 (4)
  • 1991-2000 (2)

Subjects

  • African American men (5)
  • Beaches (2)
  • Swimmers (2)
  • Umbrellas (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • African American children (1)
  • Beachgoers (1)
  • Bodies of water (1)
  • Boys (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Living rooms (1)
  • Mansions (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Sunglasses (1)
  • (-) African American women (9)
  • (-) Bathing suits (9)

Subjects, People

  • Blue, Gloria McShann, 1929-2011 (2)
  • Cherry, Jean, 1913-2007 (1)
  • Clayton, Patricia (1)

Date Published

  • 1921 (4)
  • 1930 (4)
  • 1928 (2)
  • 1991 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1960 (1)

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