Fredi Washington, Portrait by Carl Van Vechten & printed by Richard Benson
Part of the Smithsonian’s Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After series
(via lascasartoris: / zombienormal:)
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, 1925: Louis Armstrong at piano, Johnny St. Cyr, banjo; Johnny Dodds; Kid Ory, trombone; Lil Hardin
THE ORIGINAL BIKER BABE
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"You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear." - Sammy Davis Jr.
Mr. Miles Davis and Mr. Herbie Hancock.
Beautiful African-American flappers photographed at a college football game in Washington
Photographs of Women in The World War II (via)
Queen
#1940s by aprhotre http://bit.ly/19V16F5
(via Pinterest)
Diahann Carroll Photography by by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 (originally from blackhistoryalbum.tumblr.com)
Harlem Socialite…
