African American family and World War II photograph album

Collection

Identifier: RB-8035

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This photograph album depicts an African American family from the 1940s to the early 1960s. The album features a couple of men in their military uniforms at Fort Stotsenburg in Angeles City in the Philippines during World War II. There are also family photographs, including shots of children, women, and couples, as well as friends posing outside or next to automobiles. The album also contains photographs from the 1960s of a woman named Cora and her husband, Ben. These later photographs are in color and show Cora and her friends often lounging or standing in front of their homes.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1940-1960

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Conditions Governing Use

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