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59752 A1892 Miscellaneous Collection     American Minstrel and Musical Road Show, probably from Indianapolis, Indiana, appearing on stage at the Capitol Theatre in Winnipeg, MB, in November 1933. Band with their Instruments on the set with singers and dancers in costume. Note the paper moon and gondola. Photo Courtesy Of Don Tomiuk.  BandsBlacks - AmericaCostumesEntertainmentMusicMusical InstrumentsTheatre 1933, November
72482 A2444 Miscellaneous Collection     At The Royal Alexandra Hotel In Winnipeg Are: On Left Alex Nicholson (Age 33) With Heavy Weight Boxer Joe Louis (Age 31) On Right. Both Men Are Wearing Military Uniforms. Photo Courtesy Ed Nicholson. (See Letter From Joe Louis To Alex Nicholson A2444-72483.)  Blacks - AmericaBoxingMilitaryPersonalitiesSportsUniformsWorld War II 1945, January
72481 A2444 Miscellaneous Collection     Autographed Photo Of Heavy Weight Boxer Joe Louis, Heavy Weight Champion Of The World. Photo Courtesy Of Ed Nicholson  Blacks - AmericaBoxingEquipmentPersonalitiesSportsUniforms 1947, November 11
80991 0 International Portrait Gallery     Bayard Rustin, American Civil Rights Leader. (March 17, 1910 - )  Blacks - AmericaPersonalitiesPolitics  
80962 0 International Portrait Gallery     Bill Robinson, American Dancer And Actor. (May 25, 1878 - November 25, 1949)  Blacks - AmericaDanceEntertainmentPersonalitiesTheatre  
14883 A0463 Radio Station C.J.O.B. Collection     Billy Eckstine (Lead Singer Of The Inkspots) With Fans At Cjob Radio Station, Winnipeg. He Lived In Vancouver, Bc  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalitiesRadio  
71503 A2402 Miscellaneous Collection     Black American Men And Women, Members Of The Minnesota Grand Chapter O.E. Star (Of The Eastern Star) Attending The 9th Annual Session On August 23 - 24th, In Winnipeg, Mb  AssociationsBlacks - AmericaCostumesFlagsWomen 1940c
81205 0 International Portrait Gallery     Booker T. Washington, American Educator And Reformer. (April 5, 1856 - November 14, 1915)  Blacks - AmericaEducationPersonalitiesPolitics  
59753 A1892 Miscellaneous Collection     Cast and entourage from the American Minstrel and Musical Road Show, probably from Indianapolis, Indiana, who appeared at the Capitol Theatre, posing in front of a railway coach before leaving Winnipeg. This photo was sent from the cast to Norman Code, a business agent of Local 63 and stage man at Capitol Theatre for many years. Photo courtesy of Don Tomiuk  EntertainmentTheatreBlacks - AmericaCostumesRailwaysCoaches 1933, November 18
80429 0 International Portrait Gallery     Dizzy Gillespie, American Jazz Musician. (October 21,1917 - )  Blacks - AmericaMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities  
50390 A1515 Radio Station C.J.O.B. Collection     Don Robertson Interviews Louis Armstrong, Singer And Trumpet Player At Radio Station Cjob, Winnipeg. Note Louis’ Tie  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalitiesRadio 1960c
80606 0 International Portrait Gallery     Dr. Martin Luther King, American Black Leader. (January 15, 1929 - April4, 1968) (35mm. Neg.)  Blacks - AmericaPersonalitiesPoliticsReligion  
80345 0 International Portrait Gallery     Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy), American Musician. (April 22, 1899 - )  Blacks - AmericaMusicPersonalities  
80151 0 International Portrait Gallery     Edward William Brooke, U.S. Senator, Sitting At His Desk. (October 26, 1919 - )  Blacks - AmericaPersonalitiesPolitics  
80237 0 International Portrait Gallery     Eldridge Cleaver, American Author And Black Militant Holding A Book. (1935 - )  AuthorsBlacks - AmericaBooksPersonalities  
80371 0 International Portrait Gallery     Ella Fitzgerald, American Jazz Singer. (April 25, 1918 - )  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalities  
80794 0 International Portrait Gallery     Ferdinand (Jelly Roll) Morton, American Jazz Musician Playing The Piano. (September 20, 1885 - July 10, 1941)  Blacks - AmericaMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities  
80670 0 International Portrait Gallery     From A Painting Joe Louis, American Boxing Champion In Boxing Gloves And Shorts. (May 13, 1914 - )  Blacks - AmericaBoxingPersonalitiesSports  
80196 0 International Portrait Gallery     George Washington Carver, American Agricultural Chemist. (1864 - January 5, 1943)  AgricultureBlacks - AmericaPersonalitiesScience  
57606 A1761 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Harry Belafonte, an American vocalist and entertainer on visit to Winnipeg. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaMusicPersonalities 1980, May
56529 A1727 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Head Shot Of Harry Belafonte Who Performed At The Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall  Blacks - AmericaMusicPersonalities 1988, June 22
80638 0 International Portrait Gallery     Huddie (“Leadbelly”) Ledbetter, American Musician And Singer With A Woman. (1888 - December 6, 1949)  Blacks - AmericaMusicPersonalitiesWomen  
80570 0 International Portrait Gallery     Jack Johnson, American Boxing Champion. (March 31, 1878 - June 10, 1946)  Blacks - AmericaBoxingCostumesPersonalitiesSports  
80060 0 International Portrait Gallery     James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 - ), American Novelist.  AuthorsBlacks - AmericaPersonalities  
80359 0 International Portrait Gallery     James Farmer, American Civil Rights Leader. (January 12, 1920 - )  Blacks - AmericaPersonalitiesPolitics  
80007 0 International Portrait Gallery     Julian E. (Cannonball) Adderly (September 15, 1928 - , American Jazz Musician Playing His Instrument.  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities  
80552 0 International Portrait Gallery     Kareem Abdul - Jabbar, American Basketball Player, Dribblilng A Basketball. (April 16, 1947 - )  BasketballBlacks - AmericaPersonalitiesSports  
80588 0 International Portrait Gallery     Kenneth David Kaunda, President Of Zambia. (April 28, 1924-)  Blacks - AmericaCostumesPersonalitiesPolitics  
80905 0 International Portrait Gallery     Leontyne Price, American Soprano In Her Living Room . (February 10, 1927 - )  Blacks - AmericaFurnitureMusicPersonalitiesWomen  
72483 A2444 Miscellaneous Collection     Letter Sent By Heavy Weight Boxer Joe Louis While He Was At Pompton Lakes Training Camp In New Jersey To His Friend Alex Nicholson In Winnipeg. (See Photo Of Joe Louis And Alex Nicholson In Military Uniforms A2444-72482.)  Blacks - AmericaBoxingCampsCommunicationsDocumentsPersonalitiesSports 1947, November 11
70809 A2336 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Lionel Hampton playing his vibraphone while a man looks on. Note drums on the left background. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  BandsBlacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities 1954, July 24
70810 A2336 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Lionel Hampton playing his vibraphone with the rest of his jazz band in the background on the bandstand. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  BandsBandstandsBlacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities 1954, July 24
70883 A2344 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Lionel Hampton, American jazz band musician, in performance playing a vibraphone in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Note one of his musicians sitting behind the drums. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  BandsBlacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities  
80477 0 International Portrait Gallery     Lionel Hampton, American Jazz Musician Playing The Vibraphone. (April 20, 1914 - )  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities  
57589 A1761 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Lionel Hampton, American musician playing the vibraphone, (Like a xylophone but with motor driven resonators under the metal bars giving a vibrato effect), with his jazz band. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  BandsBlacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities c. 1970
80038 0 International Portrait Gallery     Louis Armstrong (July 4, 1900 - July 6, 1971), American Jazz Musician Playing His Trumpet  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities  
80696 0 International Portrait Gallery     Malcolm X, American Black Leader Showing His Hand Pointing And His Face. (May 19, 1925 - February 21, 1965)  Blacks - AmericaPersonalitiesPolitics  
80028 0 International Portrait Gallery     Marian Anderson (February 17, 1902 - , American Contralto  Blacks - AmericaMusicPersonalitiesWomen  
70815 A2336 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Marian Anderson famous contralto singer, sitting on sofa, born 17th of February, 1902. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaMusicPersonalitiesWomen 1964, November 26
80105 0 International Portrait Gallery     Mary Mcleod Bethune (July 10, 1875 - May 18, 1955), American Educator  Blacks - AmericaEducationPersonalitiesWomen  
80289 0 International Portrait Gallery     Miles Davis, American Jazz Musician. (May 25, 1926 - )  Blacks - AmericaMusicPersonalities  
70881 A2344 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Nat King Cole (centre), singer, with an unidentified man and woman while visiting in Winnipeg. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalitiesWomen 1963, November 1
70806 A2336 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Nat King Cole, singer, signing autographs beside the Avis Rent-A-Car booth in the Winnipeg International Airport. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  AirportsBlacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalities 1963, November 1 St
70805 A2336 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Nat King Cole, singer, speaking to a man and woman while visiting in Winnipeg. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalities 1963, November 1 St
70807 A2336 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Nat King Cole, singer, visiting in Winnipeg to Entertain. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalities 1963, November 1 St
80327 0 International Portrait Gallery     Paul Laurence Dunbar, American Poet And Author. (June 27, 1872 - February 8, 1906)  AuthorsBlacks - AmericaCostumesPersonalities  
80959 0 International Portrait Gallery     Paul Robeson, American Singer And Actor. (April 9, 1898 - )  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalitiesTheatre  
57610 A1761 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Princess Margaret, with her husband Lord Snowdon meet Harry Belafonte in Winnipeg. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaPersonalitiesRoyalty 1974, May
57609 A1761 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Princesss Margaret with her husband Lord Snowdon meet Harry Belafonte in Winnipeg. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaPersonalitiesRoyalty 1974, May
80492 0 International Portrait Gallery     Roland Hayes, American Tenor. June 3, 1887 - )  Blacks - AmericaMusicPersonalities  
57605 A1761 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Sammy Davis Jr, an American vocalist and entertainer seen at the Winnipeg International Airport. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  AirportsBlacks - AmericaDanceEntertainmentMusicPersonalitiesWinnipeg Buildings 1967, September 20
45010 A1488 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Collection     Sammy Davis Jr. (Left), American Song And Dance Man, Chats With Host Warren Davis During A Guest Spot On The Cbc Winnipeg Production Of “Spotlight”  Blacks - AmericaCommunicationsEntertainmentPersonalitiesTelevision 1957, May 6
58590 A1794 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97) Hugh Allan   Sammy Davis Jr., an American vocalist and entertainer, arriving in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Airplane seen in the background. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.  Sammy Davis Jr., an American vocalist and entertainer, arriving in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Airplane seen in the background. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.  AircraftBlacks - AmericaDanceEntertainmentMusicPersonalities 1967,September 20
58589 A1794 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97) Hugh Allan   Sammy Davis Jr., an American vocalist and entertainer, seen at the Winnipeg International Airport, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.  Sammy Davis Jr., an American vocalist and entertainer, seen at the Winnipeg International Airport, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.  AirportsBlacks - AmericaMusicPersonalitiesWinnipeg Buildings 1967, September
70794 A2335 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     Sammy Davis Jr., song and dance entertainer smoking a cigarette while signing autographs in Winnipeg. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaDanceEntertainmentMusicPersonalities 1967, September 20
80896 0 International Portrait Gallery     Sidney Poitier, American Actor Dressed As A Medical Doctor. (February 20, 1924 - )  Blacks - AmericaCinemaCostumesEntertainmentPersonalitiesTheatre  
80049 0 International Portrait Gallery     Sketch Of Crispus Attucks (1723c - March 5, 1770), American Revolutionary War Hero  Blacks - AmericaMilitaryPersonalities  
81024 0 International Portrait Gallery     Sketch Of Dred Scott, American Negro Slave. (1785? - September 17, 1858)  Blacks - AmericaPersonalities  
80320 0 International Portrait Gallery     Sketch Of Frederick Douglass, American Lecturer And Writer. (1817, Feb-1893, Feb 20)  AuthorsBlacks - AmericaPersonalities  
81153 0 International Portrait Gallery     Sketch Of Harriet Tubman, American Negro Leader With A Rifle. (1821c - March 10, 1913)  Blacks - AmericaCostumesGunsPersonalitiesPoliticsWomen  
80412 0 International Portrait Gallery     Sketch Of Marcus Garvey, American Negro Leader (August 17, 1887 - June 10, 1940)  Blacks - AmericaPersonalitiesPolitics  
80780 0 International Portrait Gallery     Thelonius Monk, American Jazz Musician Playing The Piano. (October 10, 1920 - )  Blacks - AmericaCostumesMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalities  
81196 0 International Portrait Gallery     Thomas “Fats” Waller, Amerian Jazz Pianist Talking On Cbs While At A Piano. (May 21, 1904 - December 15, 1943)  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicMusical InstrumentsPersonalitiesRadio  
70882 A2344 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     While in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nat King Cole (Centre), American singer, speaks with an unidentified woman, while a man (probably a reporter) takes notes. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of by Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalitiesWomen 1963, November 1
70888 A2344 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     William Warfield The Well - Known American baritone who performed at a celebrity concert series at The Winnipeg Auditorium, seen sitting by a telephone. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalitiesTelephones 1955, March 11
70889 A2345 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     William Warfield The Well- Known American baritone who performed at a celebrity concert series at The Winnipeg Auditorium. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalities 1955, March 11
57590 A1761 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     William Warfield, the well-known American baritone who performed at a celebrity concert series at the Winnipeg Auditorium. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaEntertainmentMusicPersonalities 1955
80212 0 International Portrait Gallery     Wilton Norman (Wilt The Stilt) Chamberlain, American Basketball Player In Uniform With Basketball. (August 21, 1936 - )  BasketballBlacks - AmericaEquipmentPersonalitiesSportsUniforms  
70977 A2363 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Collection     Winnipeg Blue Bomber Receiver, Ernie Pitts. (2x2 Neg.)  Blacks - AmericaFootballPersonalitiesSports 1959
70893 A2345 Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)     World famous contralto, Marian Anderson appeared in Winnipeg, seen sitting on a chair. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.  Blacks - AmericaMusicPersonalitiesWomen 1957, February 26
81194 0 International Portrait Gallery     “Jersey Joe” Walcott, American Prizefighter In Boxing Shorts And Gloves. (January 31, 1914 - )  Blacks - AmericaBoxingPersonalitiesSports