In honor of African American History Month, I wanted to share some of the unique photographs in the OHS Archives that tell the stories of African American Ohioans. They are available to researchers in the Archives/Library reading room at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus.
Rick’s Child Guidance Center Collection
Call Number AV 10
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Students marching into the auditorium for a kindergarten graduation ceremony at the Rick's Child Guidance Center, ca. 1953 - 1969.
Allfree Family Collection
Call Number AV 26
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Lawrence Family Collection
Call Number P104
C.W. Bryant, Jr. Collection
Call Number AV 76
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Paul Laurence Dunbar Photograph Collection
Call Number P 70
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James Edward “Eddie” Saunders Photograph Collection
Call Number MSS 422 AV
Disc jockey James Edward "Eddie" Saunders with Sammy Davis, Jr. at WVKO radio, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1960 - 1969.
Ex-Slave Portraits
Call Number SC 1495
To find more photographs of African American Ohioans in the OHS photographic archives search these online resources:
OhioPix online image database.
Recommended keyword search: African Americans
Ohio Memory digital library.
Recommended keyword search: African Americans
Format type: Photographs
Ohio Historical Society Online Collections Catalog
Recommended keyword search: African Americans Photographs
Lisa Wood, Curator for Visual Resources
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