Black people and Dress, 1940s

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Black people and Dress, 1940s. I am a proponent of citing sources - the photos lose their significance & relevance when there is no context to my mind. Attempts to date the photos using costume history is helpful. My thanks to the Toronto Vintage Society and to my friends in the Toronto Burlesque and Vaudeville Alliance, as well as members of the Society for Creative Anachronism for their assistance. Images displayed here are not owned by the poster and shown here for educational purposes.

Sharp dressed couple sitting for a full length portrait shot taken at the Daisy Studio. Memphis, TN, 1942. Vintage African American photography courtesy of Black History Album.

Bonnie & Clyde, 1942

Sharp dressed couple sitting for a full length portrait shot taken at the Daisy Studio (note strategically placed sign bottom right). Memphis, TN, 1942. Vintage African American photography courtesy of Black History Album, The Way We Were. Follow Us On Twitter @blackhistoryalb

Midnight Train to Georgia | 1942 A group of African American women waiting for their trains at the Pennsylvania railroad station, New York City, 1942. Sepia tone (original b). by Black History Album, via Flickr

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Midnight Train to Georgia | 1942

A group of African American women waiting for their trains at the Pennsylvania railroad station, New York City, 1942. Sepia tone (original b&w). Find Us On Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr | Flickr

Six wonderfully stylish Ladies,1941. Photograph by Charles “Teenie” Harris.

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Lucille Baldwin Brown, the first black public county librarian, ca 1940s by State Library and Archives of Florida, via Flickr

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Lucille Baldwin Brown

Local call number: N047184 Title: Lucille Baldwin Brown Date: ca. 1940s General note: She was born on Suwannee Street in Smokey Hollow community to Mr. and Mrs. Dallis Baldwin (who cofounded St. John now New St. John Church). Lucille was the first black public county librarian. Physical descrip: 1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in. Series Title: General collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700…

American soldiers in France, World War II

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Vintage 1940's photo .Measures 2 1/2 x 3 1/2.Has minor wear

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Photobooth Portrait of a Girl, ca 1940

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Beech-Nut girl in Harlem. 1940's.

Boy shopping with his mother on Ninth Ave. New York, 1938. By Morris Engel

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Boy shopping with his mother on Ninth Ave. New York, 1938. By Morris Engel

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Photographs from the Farm Security Administration which collected and kept a record of American life between 1935-1944

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Howard University 1946

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Students use microscopes at Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Fla., February 1943 Photo by Gordon Parks/Library of Congress

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