In addition to the scrapbook pages and loose snapshots, the Bessie Miller Collection includes a number of studio portraits, most of which remain mounted and/or framed. Some of these have studio information imprinted on the frames; other than that, no information regarding the subjects of the portraits or the time or location they were taken is provided.
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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. 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 [...] A popular method of hair treatment for African-American men during this time was the conk. A chemical relaxer is applied to the hair to straighten curly or kinky hair. These concoctions, typically consisting of lye, were very damaging to the hair. The process was frequently repeated to keep the hair straight and repair damage caused [...] This studio portrait of Victoria Banks is an 8 x 10 black and white photograph by Walter Lawrence Smith. Victoria Banks was the wife of the Reverend A. A. Banks, Jr. From 1947 through 1977, Reverend Banks served as the 20th pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. A telephone interview with Bobbie [...] |
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