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Negro stevedore carrying lumber on his head, New Orleans, Louisiana
A photograph of an African American stevedore carrying lumber.
Deed from Louis Baley to Georgiana Goodloe
A deed transferring ownership of a property from Louis Baley to Georgiana Goodloe (Ezra Gerry's mother) on 27 July 1898.
President Booker T. Washington and Corresponding Secretary Emmett J. Scott, of the National Negro Business League
Photograph of Booker T. Washington and Emmett J. Scott from the tenth annual edition of the Florida Sentinel.
Photograph of John Sunday, Jr.
Photograph of John Sunday, Jr. who served in the Florida Legislature in 1874.
Photograph, "Negro stevedore, with lumber on shoulder, New Orleans, Louisiana"
Picture of an African American stevedore working at a New Orleans dock.
Photograph of Dr. Booker T. Washington
Photograph of Booker T. Washington from the tenth annual edition of the Florida Sentinel.
Advertisement for D.J. Cunningham's Grocery
Advertisement for Daniel J. Cunningham's Family Grocery on the corner of Tarragona and Romana Streets.
Photograph of M.M. Lewey
Photograph of Matthew Lewey. Lewey edited and published the Florida Sentinel, the first African-American newspaper in the state. Pensacola served as Lewey's base of operations for about 20 years. Lewey also heavily promoted African-American…
Photograph of Daniel J. Cunningham
Photograph of Daniel J. Cunningham. Cunningham started his grocery business around 1898. By 1904, he estimated his yearly sales to be between $25,000 and $30,000, an impressive amount for this time.
Photograph of Dr. Henry G. Williams
Photograph of Dr. Henry G. Williams. Dr. Williams was one of Pensacola's four black physicians in 1904. He also owned and operated a popular drug store.