Archie Anderson, Sr. and Ira Rawls in front of their housing development
Business and Industry
Family Life
Photograph portrays Archie Anderson Senior on the right and Ira Rawls on the left in front of the housing development. Archie Anderson, Sr. was the secretary of the project at Twin City Negro Development Co.; Rawls was the president.
ca. 1950's
Anderson, Archie
black-and-white photograph
Still Image
Readus Fletcher, Jr., with Florence (wife), as children
Family Life
A picture of Readus and Florence Fletcher as children
1956
Fletcher, Jr., Readus
black-and-white photograph
Still Image
Coronation of Dee Dee Ray, Queen of Hallie Q Brown, 1963
Community Organizations
Clothing and Accessories
Photograph of Queen of Snow crowning Queen of Hallie Q Brown, Dee Dee Ray (Lewis), at the Hallie Q Brown Center in 1963 at the Winter Carnival.
1963
Ray, Dee Dee
color photograph
Still Image
Brown family photo from 1970's
Family Life
Marian Brown-Moore contributed this family photograph. Pictured are mother and father William and Laura Brown, along with Marian and sibling.
William and Laura Brown
ca. 1970s
color photograph
Still Image
Photograph of school group
Family Life
Education
Photograph of school children featuring the contributor's mother, Mary Toliver Jones.
1912
Kennon, Marion Jones and Diane Jones Smith
black-and-white photograph
Still Image
Rondo children visit a farm in Cherry Grove, MN
Religion
Education
In 1948, eight young students from St. James Church participated in a two-week farm visit with a family in Cherry Grove, MN. The trip was sponsored by the Minnesota Council of Churches. This photograph was originally posted in the <em>St. Paul Dispatch</em>, a local newspaper.
<em>St. Paul Dispatch,</em> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Lost Twin Cities</span> by Larry Millett
Minnesota Historical Society
1948-07-29
1992 (published)
Anderson, Marvin
newspaper clipping
black-and-white photograph
Still Image
Family photo album in St. Anthony portion of the Old Rondo neighborhood
Family Life
Family photographs belonging to the contributor, many taken before he was born. A few relate to the early Black community on St. Anthony overlooking where I-94 currently exists.
ca. 1940s
Anonymous Contributor
scrapbook
black-and-white photograph
color photograph
Physical Object
30th Anniversary for Mu Chapter Alpha Phi Alpha
Social Clubs
Family Life
Photo of family momentos with Sterling Vincent Owens, Sr. and Wanda Marie Piper Owens (1942); Sterling Owens, Sr., Director of St. Paul Urban League.
1942-04-10
black-and-white photograph
Still Image
Photograph of Florence and Readus Fletcher
Family Life
Photograph of Florence and Readus Fletcher, a Rondo mother and son, taken by Gordon Parks at Esther Peake Studios located in Rondo.
Parks, Gordon
Esther Peake Studios
1952
Fletcher Jr., Readus
Physical Object, black-and-white photograph
Still Image
Newspaper clipping, "The Family, an American Institution"
Family Life
Business and Industry
Newspaper clipping featuring Robert Archie Jones. Jones was an advertising salesman with the <em>St. Paul Recorder</em> and <em>Minneapolis Spokesman</em>. Left to right: Marion Carol (13), Roberta Alyee (15), Robert A. Jones, Jr. (9), Robert A. Jones, Mrs. Jones (holding Dianne Marie), and Julia Elizabeth.
Newspaper clipping from the <em>St. Paul Recorder</em>.
1949
Kennon, Marion Jones and Smith, Diane Jones
newspaper clipping
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