Emma V. Brown, teacher at the first government funded school for African American children in Washington, D.C. Photo by M.P. and A.I. Rice, between 1874 and 1876.
This preserved scene shows Portrait photo of a woman wearing ornate clothing and an intricate hairstyle. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Emma V. Brown, teacher at the first government funded school for African American children in Washington, D.C. Photo by M.P. and A.I. Rice, between 1874 and 1876.
This preserved scene shows Portrait photo of a woman wearing ornate clothing and an intricate hairstyle. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Emma V. Brown, teacher at the first government funded school for African American children in Washington, D.C. Photo by M.P. and A.I. Rice, between 1874 and 1876.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
Image: Library of Congress | View original catalog record
Andy Warhol, artist, with a Polavision movie camera. Photo by Bernard Gotfryd, around 1977.
Georgia O’Keeffe, artist, sitting in her home studio. Photo by Balthazar Korab Studios, 1965.
Hodge Open Air School, Cleveland, Ohio. Unattributed photo, 1900-1920