African Americans -- Photographs

Scope and Contents This artificial and still open collection contains photographs and stereopticon slides, primarily from the second half of the 19th century. A wide variety of photographic processes is represented including collotypes, cyanotypes, platinotypes, albumen, and gelatin prints. The photographs are both amateur and professional, snapshots and posed portraits.Many of the photographs depict domestic life and show furnished interiors and household artifacts. Others show buildings and...