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Negro business and information directory

Negro business and information directory

In addition to business listings, includes informational, historical and inspirational items.
Arlene Roberts Morris posed with bicycle, Iowa City, Iowa?, 1946

Arlene Roberts Morris posed with bicycle, Iowa City, Iowa?, 1946

Portrait taken for the cover of the first issue of Eyes magazine, an early publication about African American life and culture, in 1946. Morris also served on the Eyes magazine staff.
Multiracial quartet in performance, First United Methodist Church, Iowa City, Iowa, late 1940s

Multiracial quartet in performance, First United Methodist Church, Iowa City, Iowa, late 1940s

Pictured at right is Esther J. Walls; the others are unknown University of Iowa students.
Girls' Dance Team, Blue Triangle Branch of the YWCA of Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa, March 25, 1941

Girls' Dance Team, Blue Triangle Branch of the YWCA of Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa, March 25, 1941

The Blue Triangle Branch of the Young Women's Christian Association of Des Moines was founded in 1919 to offer segregated programs for the African-American community. In 1947 it merged with the main branch of the YWCA as part of a nationwide…
Program for final examination of Lulu Merle Johnson, July 23, 1941

Program for final examination of Lulu Merle Johnson, July 23, 1941

"Negro woman receives Ph.D. at summer convocation," September, 1941

"Negro woman receives Ph.D. at summer convocation," September, 1941

"Queen and two attendants chosen at the Kappa Alpha Psi dance," May 9, 1948

"Queen and two attendants chosen at the Kappa Alpha Psi dance," May 9, 1948

Hawkeye 1941 [excerpt]

Hawkeye 1941 [excerpt]

Hawkeye 1947 [excerpt]

Hawkeye 1947 [excerpt]

Hawkeye 1948 [excerpt]

Hawkeye 1948 [excerpt]

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