Browse Items (118 total)

An article discussing the controversy surrounding Captain McVey of the Larchmont evacuated the ship before the passengers

This is a newspaper article charging Captain McVey being first person off the Larchmont.

This is a newspaper article about more bodies being recovered from the Larchmont disaster.

Sam and Stella Charles owned and operated a shoe shop on the southern block of Palafox St., Pensacola's main business district. Pensacola's residents would come here to buy new shoes or get their shoes repaired. Craftsmen of Pensacola would come to…

Photograph of John Sunday Jr.'s house. John Sunday Jr. was a prominent merchant and real estate dealer in Pensacola. The 1904 annual issue of the Florida Sentinel published this photograph of Sunday's house to show that many African Americans created…

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.

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 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 Booker T. Washington from the tenth annual edition of the Florida Sentinel.

Picture of African American stevedores working at Burwood dock.