African American photographers

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Mounted portraiture includes cabinet cards, carte de viste, and photo prints mounted to thicker, modern, backing boards.

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Black and white photo of three men sitting around a table, looking at a camera. A handwritten note on the back identifies the men by last name, as follows:

Rawlings, Grisson [and] Legon of Hallie Q. Brown Camera Club.

Abstract This collection includes the personal works and objects of John Wesley Kelly, Guinevere (Gwen) Kelly-Twiggs, Evelyn Kelly-Robinson, and John Twiggs. John, Gwen and Evelyn were heavily involved in church clubs and organizations relating to various churches in Saint Paul and in Seattle. John Twiggs was a photographer who took many photographs of people in the Twin Cities. This collection includes photographs, personal notes, and many religious texts and realia. Other notable persons...

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Black and white portrait.

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13.2 cm x 18 cm

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This collection contains 107 photographic prints taken by Robert L. Shoffner, who worked for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of City of St. Paul, MN. The subject of the majority of the prints is the building and construction of the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center/MLK Center at 270 N. Kent St. The remainder are images of staff members at Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in the HQB Library.