Pennsylvania Highlands Community College - African American Heritage Collection

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This collection focuses on the heritage of African Americans in the Johnstown region.
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Recess vacation bible school
Recess vacation bible school
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Young boys on recess from vacation bible school
Robert Vann
Robert Vann
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Portrait of Robert Vann
Rosdeale school sledding
Rosdeale school sledding
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Sledding outside of the Rosedale School in Rosedale
Rosedale school
Rosedale school
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania, Education--secondary--buildings
Early image of the Rosedale School
Silvertone chorus
Silvertone chorus
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania, Religion--church members
Silvertone Chorus outside of church
Small child standing on chair
Small child standing on chair
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Small child standing on a chair
Smooth Sound poster
Smooth Sound poster
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania, Bands (Music)--Pennsylvania--Johnstown
Smooth Sound poster taken from atop the overlook at the Inclined Plane
Steel strike
Steel strike
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania, Steel--industry--strike
Little steel strike of 1937 Franklin Mill Gate, Bethlehem Steel Co. Black men in the photograph refused to strike. Those identified: Altercation-John Anthony, L-R: Johnny Taylor(?), Samuel B. Bennett, David King, William F Melton (in cap). Assisting employee to exit plant - Taylor King
Swanson music school
Swanson music school
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania, Religion--music group
Rev. Ernest E. Swanson and his music students on the steps of the Trinity Methodist Church
Tapping the kegs
Tapping the kegs
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Tapping a keg inside a bar
Three women outside house
Three women outside house
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Three woman outside a wooden structure
Usher's union
Usher's union
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania, Religion--church members
Usher's Union, Shiloh Memorial Baptist Church
Waughn
Waughn
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Clinton Waugh, Teamster and Son. Grandfather of Audrey Wright Leftwich
Wedding couple
Wedding couple
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania, Wedding--ceremony--tradition
Newly married couple posing. Bride preparing to toss the bouquet.
Welcome - three women
Welcome - three women
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Three women standing in front of a Welcome sign
Wells steel recruiter
Wells steel recruiter
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania, Industry--steel--recruiting
Indentified only as Mr. Wells of Prospect. He was know to help recruit Negros from the south for Bethlehem Steel
William Henry Banks
William Henry Banks
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Willliam Henry Banks, 1861-1926
Women in hat with feathers
Women in hat with feathers
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Portrait of a woman in a hat with feathers
Women in long coat
Women in long coat
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Portrait of a woman in a long coat next to a wicker chair
Women in white next to chair
Women in white next to chair
African Americans -- Johnstown--Pennsylvania
Portrait of a women in a white dress next to a chair