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Unloading a casket from...
1970-1976
Title
Unloading a casket from a hearse
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Flag draped casket being unloaded from a hearse for a funeral held at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street, surrounded by other mourners
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Crowds, Documentary photography, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Hearses (Vehicles), Police, Streets]
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People seated for a fun...
1970-1976
Title
People seated for a funeral at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Description
Many mourners seated in chairs for a funeral held at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Funeral rites and ceremonies]
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People seated for a fun...
1970-1976
Title
People seated for a funeral at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Many mourners seated in chairs for a funeral held at the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Funeral rites and ceremonies]
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Woman dancing wearing a...
1970-1976
Title
Woman dancing wearing a head scarf
Description
Barefoot African American female dancing wearing a head scarf, a black leotard with a black scarf tied around her right ankle; some musicians on a stage in the background in front of music stands holding instruments but not playing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Dancers, Documentary photography, Stage photography]
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Woman dancing wearing a...
1970-1976
Title
Woman dancing wearing a head scarf
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Barefoot African American female dancing wearing a head scarf, a black leotard with a black scarf tied around her right ankle; some musicians on a stage in the background in front of music stands holding instruments but not playing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Dancers, Documentary photography, Stage photography]
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Ruth Waddy speaking int...
1970-1974
Title
Ruth Waddy speaking into a microphone
Description
Ruth Waddy, an author and artist, speaking into a microphone at a conference in the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1974
Subject
[African American artists, African American women artists, Artists, Community education--United States, Documentary photography, Public speaking, Stage photography]
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Ruth Waddy speaking int...
1970-1974
Title
Ruth Waddy speaking into a microphone
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Ruth Waddy, an author and artist, speaking into a microphone at a conference in the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1974
Subject
[African American artists, African American women artists, Artists, Community education--United States, Documentary photography, Public speaking, Stage photography]
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Play performance with f...
1970-1976
Title
Play performance with four actors in front of a spray painted backdrop
Description
Three women and one man dressed in black leotards performing in front of a graffiti, spray painted backdrop; one woman seated on the right; box in foreground left of center
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
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Play performance with f...
1970-1976
Title
Play performance with four actors in front of a spray painted backdrop
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Three women and one man dressed in black leotards performing in front of a graffiti, spray painted backdrop; one woman seated on the right; box in foreground left of center
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
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Sax player
1970-1976
Title
Sax player
Description
African American male saxophone player wearing a scarf around his neck behind a partially shown keyboard and back of the keyboard player
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Stage photography]
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Sax player
1970-1976
Title
Sax player
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. African American male saxophone player wearing a scarf around his neck behind a partially shown keyboard and back of the keyboard player
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Documentary photography, Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Stage photography]
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Boxing match with audie...
1970-1976
Title
Boxing match with audience in the Arena
Description
Boxing match with crowds surrounding the ring; referee wearing checkered pants; large mural on the wall in the background in the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Arenas, Athletes, Audiences, Boxers (sport), Boxing, Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American]
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Boxing match with audie...
1970-1976
Title
Boxing match with audience in the Arena
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Boxing match with crowds surrounding the ring; referee wearing checkered pants; large mural on the wall in the background in the Arena: 119 East Magnolia Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Arenas, Athletes, Audiences, Boxers (sport), Boxing, Documentary photography, Mural painting and decoration, American]
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Musical performance in ...
1970-1976
Title
Musical performance in courtyard of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Description
Seven African American men performing in the courtyard of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion fountain; one trumpet player standing; a man playing a maraca; one man playing the flute; other musicians in the background and to the right side
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Documentary photography, Music-halls--California, Music--Performance]
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Musical performance in ...
1970-1976
Title
Musical performance in courtyard of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Seven African American men performing in the courtyard of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion fountain; one trumpet player standing; a man playing a maraca; one man playing the flute; other musicians in the background and to the right side
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Bands (Music), Documentary photography, Music-halls--California, Music--Performance]
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Musical performance wit...
1970-1974
Title
Musical performance with Troy Robinson conducting, outside
Description
Musical performance showing Troy Robinson conducting with the musicians out of frame to the right; a small audience watches; possibly in the courtyard of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Date
1970-1974
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance]
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Musical performance wit...
1970-1974
Title
Musical performance with Troy Robinson conducting, outside
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Musical performance showing Troy Robinson conducting with the musicians out of frame to the right; a small audience watches; possibly in the courtyard of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Date
1970-1974
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Bands (Music), Conductors (Music), Documentary photography, Music--Performance]
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Young girls dancing on ...
1970-1976
Title
Young girls dancing on a stage
Description
Nine young African American girls dancing on a stage with two adult dancers; drum set in foreground below the stage and another set in the background partially off camera to the right; drapery backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Dancers, Documentary photography, Drum set, Stage photography]
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Young girls dancing on ...
1970-1976
Title
Young girls dancing on a stage
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Nine young African American girls dancing on a stage with two adult dancers; drum set in foreground below the stage and another set in the background partially off camera to the right; drapery backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Dancers, Documentary photography, Drum set, Stage photography]
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Dancers on stage with f...
1970-1976
Title
Dancers on stage with fists raised
Description
Seven women with raised fists dancing on a stage wearing black leotards with African print material draped around their hips and falling in front to the floor; three men in the background, one playing African drum; drum set in foreground below the stage and a drum set in the background partially off camera to the right; curtain backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Black power--United States, Dancers, Documentary photography, Drum set, Percussion instruments, Stage photography]
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Dancers on stage with f...
1970-1976
Title
Dancers on stage with fists raised
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Seven women with raised fists dancing on a stage wearing black leotards with African print material draped around their hips and falling in front to the floor; three men in the background, one playing African drum; drum set in foreground below the stage and a drum set in the background partially off camera to the right; curtain backdrop
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Black power--United States, Dancers, Documentary photography, Drum set, Percussion instruments, Stage photography]
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Julie King with trombon...
1970-1976
Title
Julie King with trombone
Description
Julie King, an African American woman, holding a trombone with a music stand in the left background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Brass instruments, Documentary photography, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Women musicians, Black]
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Julie King with trombon...
1970-1976
Title
Julie King with trombone
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Julie King, an African American woman, holding a trombone with a music stand in the left background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Brass instruments, Documentary photography, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Women musicians, Black]
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Dance class with instru...
1970-1976
Title
Dance class with instructor in white
Description
African American male dance instructor wearing a white turban, white sleeveless top and white pants leading a group of dancers; he has a beard, bare feet, and is shown in right profile with his left foot raised
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American educators, Dancers, Documentary photography, Educators, Students]
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Dance class with instru...
1970-1976
Title
Dance class with instructor in white
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. African American male dance instructor wearing a white turban, white sleeveless top and white pants leading a group of dancers; he has a beard, bare feet, and is shown in right profile with his left foot raised
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American educators, Dancers, Documentary photography, Educators, Students]
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Dance: instructor in wh...
1970-1976
Title
Dance: instructor in white demonstrating a dance step
Description
African American male dance instructor wearing a white turban, white sleeveless top and white pants demonstrating a dance step to a group of dancers; he has a beard, bare feet, and has his right leg raised
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American educators, Dancers, Documentary photography, Educators, Students]
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Dance: instructor in wh...
1970-1976
Title
Dance: instructor in white demonstrating a dance step
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. African American male dance instructor wearing a white turban, white sleeveless top and white pants demonstrating a dance step to a group of dancers; he has a beard, bare feet, and has his right leg raised
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American educators, Dancers, Documentary photography, Educators, Students]
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Artist working with a m...
1970-1976
Title
Artist working with a mallet and chisel
Description
African American man carving a human form from wood using a mallet and chisel; man has a mustache and is wearing a striped long sleeve shirt and a hat
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Wood-carving]
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Artist working with a m...
1970-1976
Title
Artist working with a mallet and chisel
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. African American man carving a human form from wood using a mallet and chisel; man has a mustache and is wearing a striped long sleeve shirt and a hat
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American artists, Art, Artists, Black Arts movement, Documentary photography, Wood-carving]
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Four men dancing
1970-1976
Title
Four men dancing
Description
Four African American men in street clothes dancing in bent over positions; a man and a woman watch from the background; legs and feet of another man at right; Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art centers, Documentary photography, Dancers]
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Four men dancing
1970-1976
Title
Four men dancing
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Four African American men in street clothes dancing in bent over positions; a man and a woman watch from the background; legs and feet of another man at right; Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art centers, Documentary photography, Dancers]
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Ossie Davis and John Ou...
1970-1976
Title
Ossie Davis and John Outterbridge
Description
Ossie Davis (right) and John Outterbridge (left) with an unknown man (center) standing with other African Americans in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Arts administrators, Celebrities, Documentary photography, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020]
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Ossie Davis and John Ou...
1970-1976
Title
Ossie Davis and John Outterbridge
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Ossie Davis (right) and John Outterbridge (left) with an unknown man (center) standing with other African Americans in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Arts administrators, Celebrities, Documentary photography, Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020]
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Two Men with Photo Deve...
1970-1976
Title
Two Men with Photo Developing Tray
Description
Two Men with Photo Developing Tray
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American photographers, Documentary photography, photographers]
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Two Men with Photo Deve...
1970-1976
Title
Two Men with Photo Developing Tray
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Two Men with Photo Developing Tray
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American photographers, Documentary photography, photographers]
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Paul Robeson Players: M...
1970-1976
Title
Paul Robeson Players: Man's Best Friend""
Description
Paul Robeson Players: scene from ""Man's Best Friend"", man holding a pillow facing a woman; table in the background with a coffeepot on it; picture on the wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
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Paul Robeson Players: M...
1970-1976
Title
Paul Robeson Players: Man's Best Friend""
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Paul Robeson Players: scene from ""Man's Best Friend"", man holding a pillow facing a woman; table in the background with a coffeepot on it; picture on the wall
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
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Take a Look play
1970-1976
Title
Take a Look play
Description
Scene from the play ""Take a Look""; two men talking while a man seated (right) and a woman standing (left) look on; graffiti panels in the background; bed, chairs and a table; lower right partial view of a man seated on the floor
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
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Take a Look play
1970-1976
Title
Take a Look play
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Scene from the play ""Take a Look""; two men talking while a man seated (right) and a woman standing (left) look on; graffiti panels in the background; bed, chairs and a table; lower right partial view of a man seated on the floor
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Graffiti, Stage photography, Theater]
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Woman moving and perfor...
1970-1976
Title
Woman moving and performing in front of a stage
Description
A smiling woman, dressed in black with a white head scarf, is possibly singing while moving across in front of a stage; the audience is laughing and clapping; large murals are on the wall in the background; a man, possibly Willie Ford, is standing at stage right with two other people sitting in front of two men standing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Audiences, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
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Woman moving and perfor...
1970-1976
Title
Woman moving and performing in front of a stage
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. A smiling woman, dressed in black with a white head scarf, is possibly singing while moving across in front of a stage; the audience is laughing and clapping; large murals are on the wall in the background; a man, possibly Willie Ford, is standing at stage right with two other people sitting in front of two men standing
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Actors, Actors, Black, Audiences, Black Arts movement, Black theater, Documentary photography, Stage photography, Theater]
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Arts and crafts at Happ...
1970-1976
Title
Arts and crafts at Happening House
Description
Two women helping children work with clay; coffee mug with tree design and newspapers on the table; vertical word, peace, visible outside the window; at Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American educators, African American women educators, Art centers, Art students, Community education--United States, Documentary photography, Educators]
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Arts and crafts at Happ...
1970-1976
Title
Arts and crafts at Happening House
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Two women helping children work with clay; coffee mug with tree design and newspapers on the table; vertical word, peace, visible outside the window; at Happening House: 102 East Indigo Street
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American educators, African American women educators, Art centers, Art students, Community education--United States, Documentary photography, Educators]
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Two women and a man in ...
1970-1976
Title
Two women and a man in the alley
Description
Two women and a man in an alley wearing casual clothing of the early 1970's; all three have ""afro"" hairstyles
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Clothing, Documentary photography, Hairstyles]
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Two women and a man in ...
1970-1976
Title
Two women and a man in the alley
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Two women and a man in an alley wearing casual clothing of the early 1970's; all three have ""afro"" hairstyles
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Clothing, Documentary photography, Hairstyles]
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California Art: gallery...
1970-1976
Title
California Art: gallery and orchestra
Description
California Art: overhead shot of art exhibition and orchestra performance; people standing in front of, and a group of men standing on the stairway overlooking, the orchestra
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Bands (Music), Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Museums, Music--Performance]
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California Art: gallery...
1970-1976
Title
California Art: gallery and orchestra
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. California Art: overhead shot of art exhibition and orchestra performance; people standing in front of, and a group of men standing on the stairway overlooking, the orchestra
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Art, Bands (Music), Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Museums, Music--Performance]
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Orchestra performing at...
1970-1976
Title
Orchestra performing at California Art
Description
Orchestra performing at California Art with Troy Robinson conducting; saxophone player is standing while other musicians are sitting; a group of people on the stairway landing are overlooking the orchestra
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Conductors (Music), Bands (Music), Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Museums]
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Orchestra performing at...
1970-1976
Title
Orchestra performing at California Art
Description
Note: Color-corrected version of original. Orchestra performing at California Art with Troy Robinson conducting; saxophone player is standing while other musicians are sitting; a group of people on the stairway landing are overlooking the orchestra
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[African American conductors (Music), Music--Performance, Musicians, Musicians, Black, Saxophone, Conductors (Music), Bands (Music), Documentary photography, Exhibitions, Museums]
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Muhammad Ali and a girl...
1970-1976
Title
Muhammad Ali and a girl with a baseball glove
Description
Muhammad Ali with a girl holding a baseball glove surrounded by a group of children in the background
Date
1970-1976
Subject
[Athletes, Boxers (Sports), Celebrities, Crowds, Documentary photography, Students]
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