Photograph: Group Portrait, American Federation of Musicians

Creator

R. Lee Thomas

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Item Type

Image

File

A4

Number

2538

Description

Image of four rows of men and women sitting and standing with a large banner and flags in the background. Banner: American federation of Musicians United States Canada Organized October 19, 1896. On back: stamped Southern Trade News(/) Service 300 Central Ave. St Petersburg, Florida. undated. One of 156 black and white photographs by R. Lee Thomas, an African American photographer active in the early twentieth century in the southern United States. Thomas’ work provides photographic documentation of southern black social life, primarily religious and labor groups, circa 1946-1949. The majority of the photographs depict groups from Birmingham, Alabama, and adjacent areas. His imprint contains the caption: Made by R. Lee Thomas, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, The Oldest Negro Town in America.

Recommended Citation

Thomas, R. Lee. Group Portrait, American Federation of Musicians. Undated. Photographs by R. Lee Thomas, Eartha M.M. White Collection. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections and University Archives. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/rthomas/83/