Colored Department of Norfolk and Western Railroad Y.M.C.A. photograph

Collection

Identifier: AC-266

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This photograph depicts 15 African Americans standing in front of a building with a sign reading "Colored Department / N. [and] W. R.R. Y.M.C.A. / A Farewell to the / Colored Liberty / Fellows by the / Y.M.C.A. / Oct. 28 330 pm."

Dates

Creation: circa 1920s

Creator

Norfolk and Western Railway Company (Organization)

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