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Photograph: Thomas H. Jennings and Mount Zion AME Church members in robes
1930s/1940s approx.
Undated black and white photograph of church members in robes, probably the choir. Included in the photograph is Thomas Hannibal Jennings (1916–2010) sitting at the piano on the left. Tommy Jennings was a younger brother of Alice Jennings Archibald…
Charles R. Eason, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1930
Senior photo of Charles Reginald Eason with a biographical note, printed in the 1930 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Photograph of Edward H. Lawson Jr. in high school
1929
Small photograph of Edward Haviland Lawson Jr. (RC 1933), which was attached to his application for admission to Rutgers College in 1929. Lawson is approximately 16 years old in this photo.
Reuben R. McDaniel, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1929
Senior photo of Reuben R. McDaniel with a biographical note, printed in the 1929 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Weaver O. Howard, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1929
Senior photo of Weaver Oscar Howard with a biographical note, printed in the 1929 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Daniel J. Winge, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1927
Senior photo of Daniel J. Winge with a biographical note, printed in the 1927 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Howard B. Waxwood Jr., senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1927
Senior photo of Howard Benedict Waxwood Jr. with a biographical note, printed in the 1927 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Daniel J. Winge, junior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1926
Junior photo of Daniel J. Winge with a biographical note, printed in the 1926 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Howard B. Waxwood Jr., junior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1926
Junior photo of Howard Benedict Waxwood Jr. with a verse written about him by the yearbook committee, printed in the 1926 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Vermont Edward Allen, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1925
Senior photo of Vermont Edward Allen with a biographical note, printed in the 1925 Scarlet Letter yearbook. Allen was known to his classmates by the nicknames "Ethan" and "eight ball." Allen was a commuter student and the only black student in his…
Rutgers class of 1924 group photo, including Vermont Edward Allen
1925
Rutgers class of 1924 group photo, printed in the 1925 Scarlet Letter yearbook. Vermont Edward Allen is seen standing in the back row, directly in front of the large window on the right side of the photograph, his left arm raised and holding onto the…
Cross burning, Ku Klux Klan
1925
Harris & Ewing
Photograph of a Ku Klux Klan cross-burning ceremony produced by Harris & Ewing photo studio around 1925. The precise location of the ceremony is unknown. Harris & Ewing photo studio was based in Washington, DC.
Tags: KKK, photograph
Vermont Edward Allen, junior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1924
Junior photo of Vermont Edward Allen with a biographical note, printed in the 1924 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Albert E. O. Lynch, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1924
Senior photo of Albert E. O. Lynch with a biographical note, printed in the 1924 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Albert E. O. Lynch, junior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1923
Junior photo of Albert E. O. Lynch with a biographical note, printed in the 1923 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Photograph: Mount Zion AME Church choral group
1921/1923 approx.
Sepia-toned photograph of 14 members of a choral group directed by Mrs. Stiles, wife of the Rev. Joseph Stiles. The photograph appears to be from the period when Rev. Joseph Stiles was the pastor of the Mount Zion AME Church of New Brunswick, from…
Tags: choir, Mount Zion AME Church, photograph, portrait
Robert R. Davenport, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1921
Senior photo of Robert Ritter Davenport with a biographical note, printed in the 1921 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Photograph of Paul Robeson with fellow Cap and Skull inductees
1920
Photograph of Paul Robeson RC1919 with fellow Cap and Skull inductees printed in the Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Tags: Paul Robeson RC1919, photograph
Robert R. Davenport, junior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1920
Junior photo of Robert Ritter Davenport with a biographical note written in the form of a roast, printed in the 1920 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Paul Robeson, senior photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1920
Senior photo of Paul Robeson with a biographical note, printed in the 1920 Scarlet Letter yearbook.
Photograph of Klemmer Kalteissen
1919 approx.
Undated photograph of young Klemmer Kalteissen in a military uniform coat. Kalteissen served in the US Army from November 1917 until January 1919.
Portrait of Walter Francis White
1918-03
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Photograph of Walter Francis White printed in The Crisis magazine in March of 1918 when White joined the national staff of the NAACP as Assistant Secretary. White was approximately 25 years old at this time. He went on to head the NAACP as Executive…
Tags: NAACP, photograph, Walter F. White
Photograph of Robert R. Davenport with fellow members of the Rutgers Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
1917
Photograph of Robert Ritter Davenport with fellow members of the Rutgers Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, printed in the 1917 Scarlet Letter yearbook. According to the yearbook, this Rutgers student group was the local branch of the National…
Edward H. Lawson Sr., photo from the Scarlet Letter yearbook
1908
Junior photo of Edward Howard Lawson Sr. printed in the 1908 Scarlet Letter yearbook, page 64. Additionally, a note about Lawson on page 67, written in the form of a roast.
Photograph: Mount Zion AME Church members in the early 20th century
1900s/1910s (reprinted in 1970s)
One of the earliest photographs of church members at Mount Zion AME Church, taken in the early decades of the twentieth century. The group stands on the front steps of the church building located at 25 Division St. in New Brunswick. This photograph…
Tags: Mount Zion AME Church, photograph, portrait
Thomas Titus photograph
1898 approx.
Photograph of Thomas Titus, one of the early members of the Mount Zion AME Church in New Brunswick and kin of church historian Alice Jennings Archibald.
The following handwritten caption is attached to the front of the photograph:
"An Early Member…
The following handwritten caption is attached to the front of the photograph:
"An Early Member…
Elizabeth Titus (Mrs. Thomas Titus) photograph
1898 approx.
Photograph of Elizabeth Titus, one of the early members of the Mount Zion AME Church in New Brunswick and kin of church historian Alice Jennings Archibald.
The following handwritten caption is attached to front of the photograph:
"An Early…
The following handwritten caption is attached to front of the photograph:
"An Early…
Photograph of James Dickson Carr
1892
Photograph of James Dickson Carr (RC 1892), cropped from the group photo of the class of 1892.
Cabinet card of Sojourner Truth
1864
Truth, Sojourner
Sojourner Truth cabinet card depicting Sojourner Truth seated, wearing a dark dress and a white shawl and cap. Her right arm is folded at the waist, her left arm is resting on a small table. She holds knitting in her left hand. On the table are a…
Tags: photograph, portrait, Sojourner Truth