Photo album containing 148 silver gelatin photos first owned by Thomas Reed Williams, an African American soldier and businessman. 1930s-1950s. String-tied black cloth album measures 11 x 7 inches with the majority of photos measuring 4.5 x 3.5 inches. 26 leaves. Photos are a memorable blend of Williams' military service.....
Joseph B. Foraker. The Black Battalion. Washington: 1909. First edition. Original paper wrappers. 6 x 9 inches. 54 pages. Stapled pamphlet. A speech by Senator Foraker of Ohio in defense of the Brownsville black troops who were dishonorably discharged without pensions because white townspeople accused them of local crimes despite.....
Wilson, Joseph T. The Black Phalanx, A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States. Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1887. First edition with original illustrated cover collage of various images including a musket, drum, and what appears to be a meteor shattering, both meteor and title are gilt.....
A compelling suite of 56 vernacular photographs taken by and of an African American family from c.1940-1945. The archive consists of 50 rectangular silver gelatin print photos, sized approximately 4 ½” x 2 ¾”; and 6 square-format photos measuring 3 ½” x 3 ½”. “Velox” brand imprint and photograph number.....