A Family Picnic, Lincoln, NE, c. 1913. Smithsonian Archives.
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A Loving Big Brother, c. 1920's
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Showgirls strike a pose backstage, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1949. Photography by Elsen-Alexandre.
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Juneteenth Day Celebrations, Corpus Christi, TX c. 1913. SMU Central Library Archives.
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Cigarette ad c. April 1973. Featuring an enthusiastic waitress, friendly wife and trustful husband.
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125th Street, Harlem, New York, c. 1946. Photo by Todd Webb.
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Backstage at a Harlem Beauty Pageant, New York, NY c. 1953
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/r/OldSchoolCool **History's cool kids, looking fantastic!** A pictorial and video celebration of history's coolest kids, everything from beatniks to bikers, mods to rude boys, hippies to ravers. And everything in between. If you've found a photo, or a photo essay, of people from the past looking fantastic, here's the place to share it.
Physical Education Class at Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL, c. 1943.
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Getting Suited Up, Chicago, IL, c. 1954. Chicago Tribune Archives.
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Drag Pageant at Club Alabam, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1947. The Gordon-Beverly Collection.
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South Side Beauties ride at the Bud Billiken Parade, Chicago, IL, c. August 9th, 1948.
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Samba De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, c. 1953. Scenes from Carnival!
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Bud Billiken '48, Video of Chicago's Bud Billiken Parade, c. August 9th 1948. South Side Home Movie Project.
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Friendship Train, Location Unknown, c. 1935. Waheed Photo Archive.
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Stronger Together, Salvador, Brazil, c. 1950's. Photography by Paul Verger.
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A Joyous Wedding Party, Detroit, MI, c. 1950. Walter Lawrence Smith Collection.
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Disco Dancing at the Pines, New York, c. 1978.
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Portrait of A Young boy, Location Unknown, c. 1860. Studio Portrait Collection.
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Portrait of Eliza Minor, June 16, 1914. Charlottesville, VA. Holsinger Studio Archives.
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Swimsuits and Roller Skates, Chicago, IL, c. 1947. Photo by Wayne Miller.
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'Beau of the Ball', Portrait of a Drag Queen, New York City, NY, c. 1926. Photo by James VanDerZee.
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Perfectly Poised, Charlottesville, VA, c. 1916. via. Holsinger Studio Portrait Project.
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A Grand Time at the Ubangi Club, New York City, NY, c. 1937.
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