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3 People on a Porch

Item
1900 - 1910

Part of African American Collections Committee

Mayme Johnson with Jerome White and Mayme Port stand in front of a store.

3123 Chambers

Item
1960 - 1970

Part of African American Collections Committee

Exterior View of the Office of Manna Ministries at 3123 Chambers.

Addie Nichols Graduates

Item
1931

Part of African American Collections Committee

Central High School Class of 1931 graduate Addie Nichols in her cap and gown, in front of a home and shrubs.

African American Collections Committee

2025.0.9
Collection
1900 - 1990

The collection was originally received by the Museum on September 7, 1993. Images were added to the collection through 2007. The collection reflects the work of a committee that was founded to compile Black history. Not all images in the collection have been digitized. Access to the full collection is available in the Sloan Museum of Discovery Research Room by appointment.

The collection depicts scenes of Black life in Flint, Michigan including people, buildings and objects. The images feature ordinary and prominent members of the community as they went about their daily lives.

African American Collections Committee

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Annual Ball

Item
1950 - 1960

Part of African American Collections Committee

Black and white photograph of twenty-seven men arranged into two rows. The front row are sitting in foldable chairs while the second row is standing behind. They are all wearing suits and bowties. Behind them instruments can be seen on a stage. Above them a sign that has the Greek letters for Alpha Phi Alpha and under that, the words "Welcomes you".