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Cornelius L. Henderson Family Album

Pictured above is Cornelius L. Henderson (left) and his brother James L. Henderson (right).

Pictured above is Cornelius L. Henderson (fifth from left) and his brother James L. Henderson (far right).  The man at center is possibly their father James M. Henderson.
This man (possibly James M. Henderson; C.L. Henderson’s father) stands on a stair landing of [...]

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New Digital Collection

We have added a selection of the Sam Vinegar Photograph Collection to our digital collections. The Sam Vinegar Collection contains formal mounted images from Africa, an African postcard series, the Harold “Beans” Bowles collection of both signed and unsigned publicity photos of African American performers, miscellaneous certificates / letters /clippings, professional prints of schoolhouses, offices [...]

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StoryCorp, Griot Initiative

In 2007, the Museum and a number of other Detroit Community Organizations partnered with StoryCorps at part of the Griot Initiative. The “StoryCorps Griot is an initiative to ensure that the voices, experiences, and life stories of African Americans will be preserved and presented with dignity. A Griot (pronounced gree-oh) is a storyteller, a position [...]

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Adeline Davis

This studio portrait is a 5 x 7, black & white print of a woman wearing a cross necklace identified as Adeline Davis residing at 469 E. Willis.  Little else is known about the subject.  Help us solve the mystery surrounding this individual.
The Charles H. Wright Museum would like to enlist your help in identifying [...]

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Mrs. Davidson

This studio portrait is a 5 x 7, black & white print of a woman identified as Mrs. Davidson residing at  40 Martin Pl.  Little else is known about the subject.  Help us solve the mystery surrounding this individual.
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Mrs. Minnie Davis

This studio portrait is a 3 x 4, black & white print of a woman identified as Mrs. Minnie Davis head and shoulders wearing black hat with feathers and netting. She is listed as residing at 2364 Mullet.  Little else is known about the subject.  Help us solve the mystery surrounding this individual.
The Charles H. [...]

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Miss Edwards

This studio portrait is a 8 x 10, black & white print of a woman identified as Miss Edwards, a Henry Ford Hospital technician.  Little else is known about the subject.  Help us solve the mystery surrounding this individual.
The Charles H. Wright Museum would like to enlist your help in identifying the people in these [...]

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Reverend Ferrell

This studio portrait is a 4 x 5, black & white print of a man identified as Reverend Ferrell of the New Grace Baptist Church.  Little else is known about the subject.  Help us solve the mystery surrounding this individual.
The Charles H. Wright Museum would like to enlist your help in identifying the people in [...]

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Zeta Dickerson

This studio portrait is a 3 x 4, black & white print of a man identified as Zeta Dickerson residing at 2218 Maple.  Little else is known about the subject.  Help us solve the mystery surrounding this individual.
The Charles H. Wright Museum would like to enlist your help in identifying the people in these photographs.  [...]

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Anne Fisher

This studio portrait is a 5 x 7, black & white print of a woman identified as Anne Fisher residing Hague Street in Detroit.  Little else is known about the subject.  Help us solve the mystery surrounding this individual.
The Charles H. Wright Museum would like to enlist your help in identifying the people in these [...]

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