Happy holidays everyone! I'm enjoying my days off so much, I have to make myself come online!
One of the things I don't have many memories of is old photographs of Black Americans from the 30s, 40s 50s (outside of my own family album that is!). Back when I was a kid (oh my, I sound old!) we didn't have the internet and it was rare that Black kids saw photos of Black people in books and magazines...let alone from the Roaring 20s or the 30s - 50s. You'd have to spend some time in the library and that wasn't likely because you had to be there for homework projects - who wanted to stay after that was all said and done? So, as an adult, I like seeing searching for photos of Black Americans from time to time checking out what was goin' on way back when. I stumbled upon these photos and was amazed that such great photographs of Black women in the military were archived. I see men all time time but hardly any women. Nice job archives.gov!
These really made me smile. Hope they make you smile as well!
One of the things I don't have many memories of is old photographs of Black Americans from the 30s, 40s 50s (outside of my own family album that is!). Back when I was a kid (oh my, I sound old!) we didn't have the internet and it was rare that Black kids saw photos of Black people in books and magazines...let alone from the Roaring 20s or the 30s - 50s. You'd have to spend some time in the library and that wasn't likely because you had to be there for homework projects - who wanted to stay after that was all said and done? So, as an adult, I like seeing searching for photos of Black Americans from time to time checking out what was goin' on way back when. I stumbled upon these photos and was amazed that such great photographs of Black women in the military were archived. I see men all time time but hardly any women. Nice job archives.gov!
These really made me smile. Hope they make you smile as well!
Photo Credit: www.archives.gov
~The Retro Natural
10 comments:
thanks for this love
Sunnie
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The photos were cool! Thanks for sharing.
Great Pictures....inspiring blog...I'd love to see more vintage black women
Awesome! Thanks for posting this.
I found the fifth photo last year and posted it on my blog. I know exactly what you mean. It's so nice to see people of color in these old photos because, duh, we were there.
Oh, well done! by the photographers, the archivists, and you! :-)
oh my gosh this made me soo happy :)
YOU need to come to the LA air Raid!!
http://www.facebook.com/events/336181169726045/
help me represent! I was I think one of 3 black people there!
@ Shelley, damn, I fudged up and missed this..I wanna go next time! :( Gotta represent!
@ Desiree, yeah, I have these moments where I'm like duh, we were around, why aren't we depicted? Rhetorical question of course 'cause we know the answer but still..grr!
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