Guide to the Amanda Brown Photograph Collection

Sean Heyliger
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
659 14th Street
Oakland, California 94612
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African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.

Guide to the Amanda Brown Photograph Collection

Collection number: MS 90

African American Museum & Library at Oakland

Oakland, California
Processed by:
Sean Heyliger
Date Completed:
12/03/2013
Encoded by:
Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Amanda Brown photograph collection
Dates: circa 1910s-1940
Collection number: MS 90
Creator: Brown, Amanda.
Collection Size: .25 linear feet (1 box)
Repository: African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Oakland, CA 94612
Abstract: The Amanda Brown Photograph Collection includes 37 family photographs and portraits of African Americans mostly in the San Francisco Bay area during the 1910-1920s.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Access Restrictions

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Publication Rights

Permission to publish from the Amanda Brown Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred Citation

Amanda Brown photograph collection, MS 90, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Processing Information

Processed by Sean Heyliger, 12/03/2013.

Scope and Content of Collection

The Amanda Brown Photograph Collection includes 37 family photographs and portraits of African Americans mostly in the San Francisco Bay area during the 1910-1920s.

Arrangement

Series I. Photographs

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Brown, Amanda.
African American families -- California.
Photographs.


 

Photographs

Physical Description: 37 photographs

Series Scope and Content Summary

Includes 37 photographs and portraits of African Americans mostly from the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1910s-1920s.

Arrangement

Arranged by photograph identification number.
Box 1:1

Young girl standing on porch holding flower bouquet [001] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Two men holding hats standing in field on roadside, caption: 'Mr George Hurd & Junior on mother's day 1924' [002] 1924

Box 1:1

Portrait of a woman sitting in a wicker chair [003] circa 1910s

Box 1:3

Portrait of a woman wearing white dress and hat standing next to wicker chair, Harper & Co. photographer, 507 1/2 Main St., Houston Texas [004] circa 1910s

Box 1:1

Woman standing next to chain link fence [007] circa 1910s

Box 1:1

Portrait of baby girl in white lace dress sitting in chair, reverse: 'To Aunt Amanda' [008] circa 1910s

Box 1:1

Two men in suits standing in front of house [009] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Woman standing next to car with one foot on running board [010] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Woman wearing a cloche hat standing next to car [011] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Woman in white uniform standing in backyard [012] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Portrait of three men in suits [013] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Man sitting in chair on front porch reading a newspaper [014] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Two women sitting on grass with dog [015] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Portrait of two women sitting on cutout of donkey in front of Cliff House backdrop [016] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Man in bathing suit standing on end of wooden plank with arms raised, reverse: 'Hello [-] Brack[-] I am having some fun kid in and on the [-] yours W.L. Laud [?]' [017] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Man in suit and two young girls standing next to street, houses and telephone poles in the background [018] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Girl standing next to chair [019] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Well dressed couple posing in pasture with dog [020] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Portrait of a woman wearing a white dress and hat holding a parasol, E.M. Talley photographer [021] circa 1910s

Box 1:1

Three women lying in the grass [022] circa 1910s

Box 1:1

Portrait of woman in white blouse and black skirt sitting on wicker chair [024 A/B] circa 1910s

Box 1:1

Woman wearing a cloche hat standing next to car [025] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Man wearing a suit standing in front of plants, reverse: 'Central Ave. Photo Shop 1152 Central Ave. L.A., Cal.' [026] circa 1920s

Box 1:1

Portrait of two young women sitting in chair [027] circa 1920s

Box 1:2

Man in suit standing in cemetery [028] circa 1920s

Box 1:2

Woman wearing a sombrero sitting next to lattice fence, two men in the background, reverse: 'Hello Cream I hope you are well as I am enjoying the cool breeze of the gulf having a nice time. I will be home next month best [-] to all write me a postal or a letter for [-] yours as ever a friend Mrs. Laud [?] [029] circa 1910s

Box 1:2

Two men in white uniforms, Pullman porters [?] [031] circa 1920s

Box 1:2

Portrait of a young girl in a white dress standing on a bench [032] circa 1920s

Box 1:2

Portrait of a woman, Duke photographer, Little Rock, Arkansas [033] circa 1920s

Box 1:3

Portrait of a man sitting with legs crossed, J.E. Purdy & Co. photographer, Boston, Massachusetts [034] circa 1920s

Box 1:2

Portrait of man and woman sitting in chair [035] circa 1920s

Box 1:3

Two women in front of house with picket fence [037] circa 1910s

Box 1:3

Portrait of a young woman, Van Dyke Studio, Oakland, California [038] circa 1920s

Box 1:3

Portrait of three men wearing Shriner fez hats [039] circa 1920s

Box 1:2

Woman standing next to wicker chair in front of house [040] circa 1920s

Box 1:2

Baby in white dress sitting on donkey in front yard, legs of woman holding baby crouching behind donkey [043] circa 1920s

Box 1:2

Woman holding baby boy on counter in tailor's shop, four men sitting at sewing machines in the background [044] 1940

Box 1:2

Portrait of woman with head in cut-out painting of cowgirl with gun holster and lasso [045] circa 1920s

Box 1:3

Oval portrait of two men in suits, Gentry Studio, Dallas, Texas [046] circa 1920s

Box 1:2

Sargent Johnson's Forever Free [047] undated