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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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 [...] 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 studio portrait of Iris Bentley is black & white, printed on glossy paper, size 3.5 x 5. She is wearing a dress with a notched collar and French cuffs. The Charles H. Wright Museum would like to enlist your help in identifying the people in these photographs. If you recognize this person, please add [...] |
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