Johns Hopkins University African-American real photo postcard collection

The African-American real photo postcards are a collection of approximately 1018 real photo postcards portraying African-Americans, dating from circa 1905 to circa 1946. “Real photo" postcards are actual photographs which were typically printed in tiny editions, from one to perhaps twenty copies; regular postcards are mass produced. In the present collection a few have been mailed as postcards, with ink text and postage on the reverse. Some have informal written notes of identification or greetings to relatives and friends. Most are blank.

The collection is organized by the following subjects. Clink the links below to browse postcards associated with each subject.

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    Men Working On Turpentine Still
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    Three African-American Men work on a turpentine still, distilling resin, on the Lewis Plantation in Brooksville, Florida.
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    Over-Sized Watermelons On Wagon
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    An African-American man stands on a path in a rural area with a horse-carried cart, which has broken down under the weight of several over-sized watermelons, with the racially prejudiced phrase 'Our Watermelons grow big'.
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    Watermelon Home
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    A racially prejudiced depiction of a watermelon that has been fashioned to look like a home, with African-American child in the 'window,' African-American woman sitting on the 'porch, ' and two African-American men standing in the watermelon patch, with the caption 'A Missouri Bungalow', Kansas.
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    Watermelon Home
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    A racially prejudiced depiction of a watermelon that has been fashioned to look like a home, with African-American child in the 'window,' African-American woman sitting on the 'porch, ' and two African-American men standing in the watermelon patch, with the caption 'A Missouri Bungalow', Kansas.
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    African-American Woman and Children
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    African-American woman with baby on knee and other African-American children sitting on the steps of a wooden cabin.
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    African-American Child
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    African-American Child
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    African-American Child
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    US Navy Sailors And Nurses
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    Two nurses and several sailors, one of them African-American.