A colorized group portrait of members of a chorus line in Harlem, New York, circa 1920s. Photographed by Anthony Barboza.
Portrait of Girl in Fancy Dress, photographed by James Van Der Zee, circa 1938.
Couple, photographed by James Van Der Zee, 1930. Retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Young Students Rehearsing with Their Piano Instructor, photographed by James Van Der Zee (1932).
Harlem bar patrons listening to the radio broadcast of Joe Louis versus Max Schmeling in their heavyweight title rematch in 1938.
Dancer, Harlem, photographed by James Van Der Zee in 1925.
A Bride, photographed by James Van Der Zee in 1923.
On the Harmon Foundation's fifth exhibition of sculpture, paintings and photography by Negro artists at the Art Center, New York City.
Identical Twins, James Van Dee Zee, 1924. Retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Children play on a Harlem street in the 1920s.
A troupe of showgirls as they pose in costume on stage in Harlem, New York, circa 1920. Photographed by Anthony Barboza.
Rose McClendon photographed by Carl Van Vetchen, the Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After, 1932.
Altonell Hines photographed by Carl Van Vetchen, the Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After, 1932.
G. G. G. Studio in Harlemm, photographed by James Van Der Zee circa 1925.
Young Woman, photographed by James Van Der Zee, 1935.
YWCA in Harlem (1940).
Harlem YWCA, Outtakes Film.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (1930). Retrieved from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library.
Jacob Lawrence painting his notable art series, The Migration Series.
Jacob Lawrence painting his notable art series, The Migration Series.
Cover of the October 1928 issue of The Negro American with photograph of Miss Erma Sweatt, sister of civil-rights activist Heman Sweatt.
The June 1930 issue of Opportunity Journal of Negro Life magazine. The front cover designed by Elmer Simms Campbell. Retreved from the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
Josephine Baker wearing a dress designed by Jean Patou in 1927 for Portuguese magazine, Illustracao. Photographed by Dora Kallmus.
Portrait of vaudeville singer, Mamie Smith, the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings. Retrieved from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library.
Dorothy Waring, photographed by James Van Der Zee circa 1930s. Retrieved from The New York Public Library.
Casper Holstein entertaining guests during Ladies Night at the Turf Club in 1923. Retrieved from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library.