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Faces in the Crowd

This man had his photograh taken by 'Crockett' in South McAlester, Indian Territory sometime before 1907. Though it is slightly hard to make out, the object on his lapel is a Masonic pin.

Purchased on eBay. Copyright Austin/Thompson Collection

 

 

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This little boy lived in Kansas around 1890.

Purchased on eBay from Kansas estate. Copyright Austin/Thompson collection.


This woman and girl probably lived in Shoreline, Washington around 1890.

These fashionable young men lived in Kansas at the turn of the last century.

Both images copyright Austin/Thompson collection.


The man in this photograph was a member f the Hutchinson, Kansas police department, ca, 1910.

Purchased on eBay from Kansas estate. Copyright Austin/Thompson collection.

 

 

These young girls were photographed in the Bissell Studio in Nevada, around 1900.

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Whereever they settled, most African Americans in the West formed support systems and organizations creating black communities large and small... NEXT

 

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